A cold wave is sweeping many parts of the State with the temperature dipping to 3 to 5 degree Celsius on Wednesday night.
Daringbadi in Kandhamal district was the coldest place with mercury dipping to 3 degree Celsius from 8 degree the day before. Daringbadi is known as Kashmir of Odisha.
As many as 10 places recorded below 10 degree Celcius. While Phulbani recorded 3.5 degree Celsius, Hirakud 8.1 degree Celsius, Bhawaniptana, Sambalpur, Sundargarh 8.5 degree Celsius, Balangir and Jharsuguda 8.8 degree Celsius, Angul 9 degree Celsius and Koraput 9.6 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature in Bhubaneswar was 11.8 degree Celsius, Sonepur 10.2 degree Celsius, Keonjhar 10.3 degree Celsius, Cuttack and Balasore 11 degree Celsius and, Titilagarh and Chandbali recorded 12 degree Celsius.
According to IMD forecast, the weather in Odisha will remain dry. Though the mercury dropped by 2-3 degree in coastal Odisha due to cold wind (20-30kmph) from north-east direction, the temperature is likely to rise from Friday, said Bhubaneswar MeT Director Sarat Chandra Sahoo.