Severe cold wave warning issued for several Odisha districts

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre here today issued severe cold wave warning for several districts of Odisha during the next 2-3 days.

“No large change in minimum temperature (night temperature) during next 2-3 days, slight rise thereafter by 2-3°C over the districts of Odisha. Minimum temperature will be below normal by 4-6°C over the districts of Odisha during next 2-3 days,” the Meteorological Centre forecasted.

“Northwesterly/ northerly dry and cold wind at lower levels penetrating over Odisha and under its influence, isolated cold wave to severe cold wave conditions very likely over some parts of interior and adjoining coastal districts of Odisha during next 2-3 days,” it added.

Warning:

Valid up to 0830 Hrs IST of 21.12.2021: Isolated cold wave condition very likely to prevail over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Bhadrak, Angul, Dhenkanal, Deogarh and Sambalpur (Yellow Warning).

Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 21.12.2020 to 0830 Hrs IST of 22.12.2020: Isolated cold wave to severe cold wave condition very likely to prevail over the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh and Kandhamal (Orange Warning).

Isolated cold wave conditions very likely to prevail over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khordha, Nayagarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Nuapada and Kalahandi (Yellow Warning).

Valid from 0830 Hrs IST of 22.12.2020 to 0830 Hrs IST of 23.12.2021: Isolated cold wave conditions very likely to prevail over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh and Kandhamal (Yellow Warning).

Intense cold wave conditions gripped Odisha as 13 stations of the state recorded minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius, today.

Daringbadi was the coldest place in the state as mercury plummeted to as low as 4°C.

Others places where the minimum temperature dropped below 10 degree Celsius were Baripada (9.5), Jharsuguda (5.6), Keonjhar (7.4), Sambalpur (9), Sundargarh (8), Hirakud (9), Talcher (9), Bhawanipatna (8.9), Balangir (8), Phulbani (6.5), Titlagarh (9.3) and Sonepur (6.9).

Lowest temperature in capital city Bhubaneswar was recorded at 13.8 degree Celsius.