The cold wave conditions are likely to return and sweep several districts of the State from Friday, predicted the Regional Centre of the IMD here on Thursday.
The IMD said that while dry weather is expected to prevail over the districts, minimum temperature (night temperature) is very likely to dip gradually by 3 to 5 degree Celsius during the next three days in the State.
The weather office also issued a Yellow Warning for cold wave conditions in the districts of Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Balangir, Subarnapur, Sundargarh and Keonjhar on Friday.
Similarly, A Yellow Warning for cold wave conditions was also issued for Jharsuguda, Bargarh,, Sambalpur, Angul, Deogarh, Nuapada, Keonjhar and Sundargarh on January 29 and Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Bolangir, Subarnapur and Nuapada districts on January 30, said the IMD.
Such conditions are likely to prevail in the districts till January 30.