PATNA: Cloud cover was witnessed at many places in the state on Saturday, but rainfall was not recorded anywhere.
Patna
Meteorological Centre has, however, issued a yellow alert for thunderstorm and hailstorm at many places in the state, except the eastern parts, on Sunday. Light rainfall has been predicted in parts of the state till January 25.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its all-India bulletin issued on Saturday, stated that scattered to fairly widespread rainfall would occur in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim on Sunday and Monday. Isolated thunderstorm with lightning and hail is expected in Bihar and sub-Himalayan West Bengal on Sunday.
Patna Meteorological Centre also stated in its bulletin on Saturday that thunderstorm with lightning and hailstorm was likely at isolated places in north-central, north-east, south-central and south-east parts of the state on Sunday.
It further stated that light rainfall would occur at some places over eastern and central parts of the state on Monday and isolated places in north-west and north-central parts on Tuesday. Similarly, light rainfall is expected at isolated places in the state in north-western parts on Wednesday.
The rainy spell has been attributed to moist easterly winds along with moisture incursion from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.
Mohammad Zeeshan Ansari
, an official at Patna Meteorological Centre, said, “South-easterly winds are blowing in north Bihar and south-westerly winds in southern parts of the state. Besides, moisture-laden winds are coming from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. As a result, few places in south-west and south-central parts of the state are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall in the next 24 hours along with lightning and hailstorm.”
Meanwhile,
Gaya
was the coldest place in the state on Saturday with a minimum temperature of 7.5 degrees C, four notches lower than Friday. Other places which reported considerably lower minimum temperature included
Motihari
(7.6 degrees C), Aurangabad (7.9 degrees C),
Pusa
(8 degrees C), Chhapra (8.4 degrees C) and Pupri in Sitamarhi (8.8 degrees C).
The minimum temperature in Patna on Saturday was recorded at 8.2 degrees C and maximum at 21.4 degrees C.
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