Bhubaneswar, Jan 20: The Met centre on Monday predicted return of dense fog in most parts of the state on January 22 and 23.

Due to the presence of moisture in the atmosphere, dense fog will occur at several places in Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Khordha, Cuttack, Puri, Nayagarh, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Koraput and Malkangiri districts on January 22 (Wednesday).

Similarly, a few places in Puri, Khordha, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Angul and Gajapati districts will experience dense fog on January 24 (Thursday).

Night temperature will also fall by 1-3 degree Celsius at some places in Odisha during this period.