Even as the cold wave continued to grip the State, the conditions are likely to remain same during the next two days, said the Regional Office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Sunday.There is less likelihood of any large change in minimum temperature (night temperature) during the next couple of days.
But the temperature would witness a gradual rise of two to three degree Celsius after two days across the State.
Most places witnessed temperatures around 12 degree Celsius. Phulbani recorded the lowest of 7.5 degree, the lowest for the State on Saturday. Daringbadi recorded 9 degree, followed by Keonjhar with 10.5 degree, Bhubaneswar 14.5 degree and Puri 16 degree.
On January 4, shallow to moderate fog very likely to occur at a few places over Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kandhamal, and at one or two places in Khordha, Puri, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh and Rayagada districts.
Yellow warning for dense fog has been issued for Bhadrak, Cuttack, Kendrapara Jagatsinghpur and Kandhamal districts, the IMD said.