PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Sept 22: Several pockets of north-east and north-west Jharkhand are expected to experience heavy rain today, said a forecast issued by IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre.
Thundershowers and lightning are also expected at a few isolated places today, said weathermen.
The low-pressure area over Southeast Jharkhand and the neighbourhood with the associated cyclonic circulation was extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting southwestwards with height still persists.
The monsoon trough at mean sea level was passing through Jaisalmer, Kota, Tikamgarh, Sidhi, centre of Low Pressure Area over Southeast Jharkhand, Digha and thence southeastwards to the east-central Bay of Bengal.
Light to moderate rain was experienced in most places while heavy to very heavy rain was also recorded at isolated places over the state during the past 24 hours.
Monsoon activity was active over the state during the last 24 hours, said weathermen.
