India News | Odisha to Get Respite from Biting Cold in Next Few Days
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Odisha is set to get respite from the biting cold in the next few days, but may have to bear the brunt of thundershowers later this week, the Met Office said on Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 (PTI) Odisha is set to get respite from the biting cold in the next few days, but may have to bear the brunt of thundershowers later this week, the Met Office said on Monday.
Cold wave enveloped some districts on Monday, while the mercury dropped significantly below normal at many places across the state, a bulletin stated.
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At least nine weather stations logged a minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius due to the northwesterly dry and cold winds over the region, it said.
Similiguda in the Koraput district was the coldest place at 5.9 degrees Celsius. Phulbani town in Kandhamal shivered at 7 degrees Celsius.
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Bhubaneswar recorded 12.6 degrees Celsius, 4.7 notches below normal, the Met office said.
The minimum temperature is expected to rise gradually by 3-5 degrees Celsius in the next three to four days, it said.
The weatherman has also warned of thundershowers at some places in Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh and Keonjhar districts on Thursday and Friday.
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