Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to feel the chill of winter as 13 places of in the State recorded minimum temperature below 15 degree Celsius and less on Tuesday.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, Daringbadi was the coldest at 8.5 degree Celsius followed by Sonepur 9.4 degree Celsius, Phulbani (10.5) and Angul (11).
Similarly, Baripada recorded 12 degree C, Keonjhar (12), Bhawanipatna (12.2), Jharsuguda (12.2)Talcher (12.3), Boudh (14), Cuttack (14), Bolangir (14.8) and Titlagarh (15).
Malkangiri recorded the maximum temperature of 33.5 degree Celsius, while the mercury in Bhubaneswar plummeted to 16.0 degree Celsius yesterday, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre here.
On the other hand, Cyclone Nivar has intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Wednesday and is expected to intensify further and moving towards the southeast coast. The cyclone is expected to hit the coast between Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu (which is around 56 km from state capital Chennai) and Karaikal in Puducherry by midnight or early hours tomorrow, informed the IMD.
The Regional MeT Centre in Bhubaneswar has clearly stated that Nivar Cyclone will have no direct impact on Odisha. However, some districts might receive light to moderate rainfall till November 28.
Weather Forecast and Warning For Districts Of Odisha For Five Days:
Day 1 (valid from1830 hrs IST of 24.11.2020 upto 0830 hrs IST of 25.11.2020).
Light rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Gajapati and dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Odisha.
Day 2 (valid from0830 hrs IST of 25.11.2020 upto 0830 hrs IST of 26.11.2020).
Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, and at one or two places over the rest districts of South Odisha. Dry weather very likely to prevail over the districts of North Odisha.
Day 3 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 26.11.2020 upto 0830 hrs IST of 27.11.2020).
Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at many places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal and at one or two places over the rest districts of Odisha.
Day 4 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 27.11.2020 upto 0830 hrs IST of 28.11.2020).
Light to moderate rain or thundershower very likely to occur at a few places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Nawarangpur and at one or two places over the rest districts of Interior Odisha and Gajapati. Dry weather very likely to prevail over the rest districts of Coastal Odisha.
Day 5 (valid from 0830 hrs IST of 28.11.2020 upto 0830 hrs IST of 29.11.2020).
Dry weather very likely to prevail over the districts of Odisha.
(Edited By Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty)