In Pics: Cold Wave Condition Persists, Yellow Warning For Two Districts

Bhubaneswar: The cold wave condition in many districts in the State will continue with a drop in the night temperatures in several parts of Odisha. The met department has issued yellow warning for two districts- Jharsuguda and Sundergarh.

The weather department has warned of severe cold wave in the two districts for the next three days. Minimum temperature will dip as dry and cold northerly and north-westerly winds will start blowing towards the State.

Normal life has been disrupted due to the cold wave in Rourkela. People are seen warming themselves around a bonfire at different places. Physical exercise in the morning has become daily affairs for the people of western Odisha to beat the cold condition.

Similarly, several parts of the State today witnessed dense fog with visibility reducing to at least 10-20 metres. The condition will persist for more 2-3 days, weather experts said.

As per the latest weather bulletin, the minimum temperature (night temperature) in several parts of Odisha, especially in interior parts is likely to fall by 3 to 5 degree Celsius and 2 to 3 degrees in coastal districts during the next 2 to 3 days.

Day 1 (Valid till 0830 Hours Of January 31)

Shallow to moderate fog very likely to occurat a few places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati,Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada and Koraput

Yellow Warning:

Dense fog very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Kendrapara Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Jajpur, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Boudh, Angul and Kandhamal.

Day 2 (Valid from 0830 Hours Of January 31till 0830 Hours Of February 1)

Dense fog very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput and Ganjam

Cold wave condition likely to prevail at one or two places over the districts of Sundargarh and Jharsuguda

Day 3 (Valid from 0830 Hours Of February 1till 0830 Hours Of February 2)

The Met department has advised people to stay indoors and avoid movement during night and early morning to avoid prolonged exposure to cold.