Bhubaneswar: After a slight relief on New Year’s Day, cold conditions are set to return to the state in the next two days, the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said Wednesday.
According to the Meteorological Centre, cold wave conditions will continue in many parts of the state during the next two days.
“Moderate cold wave condition is likely to prevail over some parts of interior Orissa during next 48 hours,” a bulletin issued by the IMD said.
The mercury level is likely to remain below 10 degrees Celsius in the interior parts of the state while the minimum temperature in the coastal region would hover between 10 degrees C and 13 degrees C, a senior meteorologist said.
Cold wave conditions will prevail in the state in the next two-three days due to the wind blowing from the northeast direction at a speed of 25 km per hour, said SC Sahu, the director of IMD, Bhubaneswar.
Phulbani was the coldest place in Orissa Tuesday night with the minimum temperature at 5 degrees C while the minimum temperature Monday night was 7 degrees C, the bulletin said.
The highest maximum temperature of 31 degree C was recorded at Malkangiri and lowest minimum temperature of 5 degrees C was recorded at Phulbani in the plains of Orissa, it said.
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