With a cold wave sweeping across Odisha, 15 places recorded temperatures below 10 degree Celsius with Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district, the coldest in the state at 1 degree Celsius.

The IMD on Monday forecast the continuance of the cold wave weather condition for the next two days. The weathermen said that the prevailing cold weather was due to the dry and cold northwesterly winds flowing towards the state.

According to the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, as many as 15 stations recorded minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius on Monday morning. The steel city of Rourkela recorded a minimum of 5.7 degree Celsius in the plains, the mercury level fell to 4.8 degree at G Udaygiri in the hills.