Odisha News: Cold wave continues, IMD issues fog warning for 13 districts

Bhubaneswar: Cold wave has intensified in Odisha with temperatures recorded below 10 degrees Celsius at 16 places, the IMD warned of dense fog in 13 districts of the state on Friday.

The IMD said in a yellow warning (to be updated) that dense fog is likely to occur at one or two places in Sundergarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Khurda, Puri, Ganjam districts. Kandhamal. , Kalahandi, Koraput.

Bhubaneswar Meteorological Center said G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in Odisha at 4.6 degrees Celsius, adding that 16 places in the state recorded temperatures equal to or below 10 degrees Celsius.

After AG Udayagiri, it was 5.6 degree Celsius in Semiliguda, 6 in Phulbani, 7.1 in Kirei, 7.7 in Koraput, 7.8 in Keonjhar, 8 in Daringbadi, 8.6 in Angul and Bhawanipatna, 8.7 in Rourkela, 9 in Sundergarh and Nabarangpur, 9.3 in Sonepur, Jharsuguda recorded 9.4 degrees Celsius, Ranital 9.4 and Chipilima 9.8 degrees Celsius. , , degrees Celsius.

The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 13.4 and 13.2 degrees Celsius respectively.