Night temperatures in Odisha are recording low by several degrees for the last two days. According to our meteorologist, northerly to northwesterly winds are penetrating the state causing the minimums in the state especially in the interior parts to drop. Places including Tithilagarh, Sambalpur, Angul Koraput and Cuttack are experiencing below normal night temperatures.
Titlagarh recorded the lowest night temperature in the state at 7°C, eight notches below the normal. Angul and Koraput both witnessed night temperatures below normal by 7°C while Sambalpur observed night temperature of 8.2°C, six notches below normal. Minimum in coastal district of Balasore was recorded at 12.4°C, 3 degrees below normal while, Cuttack settled at 13.5°C on Tuesday.
Coastal towns like Bhubaneswar, Gopalpur, and Paradip are witnessing relatively warmer nights with minimum temperatures settling around 15 degrees which is normal for this time of year.
Day temperatures in Odisha are in settling in the late twenties. Sambalpur was the warmest place in the state on Tuesday with a maximum of 29.5°C. The maximum temperature in Titlagarh was recorded at 29.5°C.
As far as night temperatures are concerned, they will start rising once the Western Disturbance arrives in North India and winds change from northwesterly to southeasterly. But daytime in these parts would get warmer with each passing day due to clear sky and more surface heating.
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