The frigid weather in the state is expected to worsen as the IMD predicts a rise in nighttime temperatures in most sections of the state.
In most sections of the state, the nighttime temperature has risen in the recent 24 hours.The overnight temperature in most sections of the state is expected to rise by 2 degrees in the following 24 hours, with no notable change in the next two days.
In the last 24 hours, 10 locations in Odisha recorded temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius.
The Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said that G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district had the coldest temperature in Odisha at 5.8 degrees Celsius.
G Udayagiri was followed by Phulbani at 7.0 degrees Celsius, Kirei at 7.7 degrees Celsius, Semiliguda at 8.0 degrees Celsius, Daringbadi at 8.0 degrees Celsius, Keonjhar at 8.8, Sundergarh at 8.9 degrees Celsius, Nabarangpur at 9.0 degrees Celsius, Angul at 9.0 degrees Celsius, and Bhawanipatna at 9.5 degrees Celsius.
Bhubaneswar and Cuttack registered temperatures of 14.8 and 14.4 degrees Celsius, respectively.
On Saturday morning, Phulbani reported severe fog with visibility of less than 200 meters.
In Bhawanipatna, Keonjhar, and Rourkela, there was light to moderate fog.