Bhubaneswar, Dec 26: Minimum temperature dropped below 10 degree Celsius at seven places in the last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

Phulbani recorded the lowest temperature at 5.5 degree Celsius, followed by Daringbadi at 6, Koraput at 8.2, Sundargarh and Jharsuguda at 8.5, Bhawanipatna at 9, Keonjhargarh at 9.8 degree Celsius.

Similarly, two places Baripada and Boudh recorded 10 degree Celsius.

The Meteorological Centre further informed that dry weather is most likely to prevail over the districts of Odisha for the next five days. However, shallow to moderate fog is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj, Boudh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Bolangir and Cuttack for the next two days.