Ten places in the state recorded temperature below 10 degree Celsius in the last 24 hours.

G Udayagiri in Kandhamal, where the mercury hovered around 4 degree Celsius for last 2 days, recorded 5.8 degree Celsius, followed by Phulbani (Kandhamal) at 7 degree Celsius, Kirei (Sundargarh) at 7.7 degree, Semiliguda (Koraput) and Daringbadi (Kandhamal) at 8 degree Celsius each, Keonjhar at 8.8 degree Celsius, Sundargarh at 8.9 degree Celsius, Angul and Nabarangpur at 9 degree Celsius each and Bhawanipatna (Kalahandi) at 9.5 degree Celsius.

The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 14.8 and 14.4 degree Celsius, respectively.

Dense fog was witnessed in Koraput, reducing visibility to 50 metres. Bhawanipatna, Keonjhar and Rourkela also experienced shallow to moderate fog.

The weather agency has issued yellow alert of dense fog at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Rayagada and Koraput districts till 8.30 am on December 24. Shallow to moderate fog is also at a few places across the state during morning hours.

Dense fog may occur at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Balangir, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul and Dhenkanal districts during the subsequent 24 hours.

Similarly, Phulbani, the district headquarters of Kandhamal district, recorded a low of 8.5 degree Celsius followed by Semiliguda in Koraput and Kirei in Sundargarh at 8.7 degree Celsius, Daringbadi, also in Kandhamal, at 9.5 degree Celsius, Koraput (9.6), Rourkela (9.7), Keonjhar (10.4), Sundargarh (10.5), Angul (10.6) and Jharsuguda (10.8), according Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre here.

The night temperature in twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack dropped to 15.3 and 14.5 degree Celsius, respectively, last night.

While dry weather conditions are prevailing in the state, the weather agency has forecast shallow to moderate fog at one or two places in Sundargarh, Kalahandi, Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, and Koraput. districts for two days. However, no major change in weather conditions is likely in the near future as northwesterly winds, bringing cold air from the Himalayan region, are still weak, it added.

Meanwhile, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has issued a caution order asking people to take special care of children and elderly people and stay indoors if the temperature plummets further.