Temperature drops below 10 degrees in 16 places

Bhubaneswar: Cold wave continues to sweep over Odisha on Friday. The regional Meteorological Department has informed that the minimum temperatures in 16 cities of the state has dropped below 10 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile the severe cold conditions is predicted to continue to prevail for the next 2 weeks in the state.

According to the Meteorological Department, the temperatures in most places are 5 to 7 degrees have been recorded below normal level. The temperature across the state has dropped to 3 degrees in the last 24 hours. The state will likely continue to shiver in bone-chilling cold till December 18.

Similarly, the night temperature may remain below normal from the 19th to the 25th, the meteorologist has predicted.

For the first time this year, the mercury has touched 3 degrees. The minimum temperature in Semilguda was recorded at 3.5 degrees Celsius. The minimum night temperature in G. Udayagiri has dropped to 4 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Twin City is 14 degrees below normal. The Bhubaneswar Meteorological Center has predicted a severe cold wave in the state for two more days.

Snowfall with dense fog has been seen in various places. Snowfall has been seen in Kandhamal for the first time this year. Snowfall has been seen in the Sartagud area of ​​Phulbani.