There is also a forecast for light to moderate rain/thundershower at one or two places in interior Odisha, Balasore and Bhadrak. Dense fog is also likely at one or two places in Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Kandhamal, and Boudh during this period, according to the midday bulletin.

Yellow warning of dense fog has also been sounded for one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Koraput, and Nabarangpur during the subsequent 24 hours.

Dry weather will prevail across the state thereafter with no large change in the night temperature during the next 4-5 days.

The weather agency further said that Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Chandbali, Paradip, Khurda, Angul, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada experience dense fog on Thursday morning. Shallow to moderate fog was also seen at Baripada and Keonjhar.

Semiliguda in Koraput districts recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 9.7 degree Celsius in the last 24 hours, followed by G Uadayagiri in Kandhamal at 10.5 degree Celsius and Koraput at 12 degree Celsius. The mercury rose to 20.9 degree Celsius in Bhubaneswar and 19.6 degree Celsius in Cuttack.

People have been advised to keep a watch on the weather and accordingly move to safer places to protect themselves from lightning strikes.

According to midday bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershower may occur at a few places in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati and at one or two places in the remaining parts of the state during the day.

Yellow warning for thunderstorm and lightning has been sounded for next two days while rain may continue in the state for four days.

Thunderstorm with lightning is likely one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Puri and Nayagarh.

Thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj and Kandhamal.