Bhubaneswar: Dense fog will continue to shroud several places in Odisha during the next 3 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted on Saturday.
Yellow warning has been issued 19 districts till January 9 morning.
Till 8.30 am on Jan 7
Yellow warning: Dense fog may occur at one or two places in Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Nabarangpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Khurda, Cuttack, Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada.
Shallow to moderate fog is also likely at a few places in Koraput, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Sundargarh, South Coastal Odisha and at one or two places in remaining districts of the state.
From 8.30 am on Jan 7 till 8.30 am on Jan 8
Yellow warning: Dense fog is likely at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Cuttack, and Jagatsinghpur.
Shallow to moderate fog may also occur at a few places in South Odisha districts and at one or two places in North Odisha.
From 8.30 am on Jan 8 till 8.30 am on Jan 9
Yellow warning: Dense fog may occur at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, and Deogarh.
Shallow to moderate fog is also likely at a few places in Coastal Odisha, South Interior Odisha and at one or two places in remaining places in the state.
Notably, Rourkela witnessed very dense fog, restricting visibility to 5o metre, this morning. Dense fog was also seen in Paradip, Kendrapada, Cuttack and Phulbani. Similarly, shallow to moderate fog occurred in Bhubaneswar, Bhawanipatna, Jharsuguda and Keonjhar.
The weather agency further said that there will be no large change in the minimum temperature, which is likely to remain 2-3 degrees above normal during next 5 days.