The mercury continued to plunge in the State with at least five places recording below 11 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Sonepur was the coldest recording its lowest night temperature of 9.2 degree.
The Regional Office of IMD said the dip in temperature continued under the impact of dry northerly and north-westerly winds heading towards Odisha. While the mercury stood at 9.5 degrees in Daringibadi, 9.8 degrees in Phulbani. Similarly, Koraput and Angul recorded 10.6 degree and 10.8 degree. The mercury stood at 11 degrees Celsius in Bhawanipatna.
The minimum temperature at Cuttack and Bhubaneswar was 16.4 and 17.4 degree, respectively. The temperature is unlikely to vary much in the next two to three days. After that, temperature would rise by two to three degrees and then gradually fall,” said an IMD official.
Meanwhile, weather office has also predicted light to moderate rain or thundershower at one or two places in the districts of coastal Odisha between November 11 and 13.