Lagatar24 Desk
Ranchi, Jan 23: Several areas of the city have witnessed rains since early Sunday morning. Cold winds and fog have affected visibility. Other areas including Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Jamtara also reported rain along with several other regions of the state.
According to meteorologists, the weather is the effect of low atmospheric pressure formed in many parts of southern Pakistan and Rajasthan. ‘A western disturbance is likely to become active over northern India from Friday. Under its influence, the northern and northwestern parts of Jharkhand will witness light to moderate showers on January 22. The cloud cover will extend to most parts of the state between January 23 and January 24 with chances of rain, thunder, lightning and hail in northern, northwestern and central Jharkhand,’ Abhishek Anand, scientist at IMD Ranchi, said.
Due to this residents of the state might have to face shivering cold. There is a possibility of hailstorm at isolated places over northern and adjoining central parts of the state. It is cloudy in Ranchi and adjoining areas. The weather patterns will remain more or less the same on Monday as well.
It has been raining in many areas of the capital since Sunday morning. Residents of the city witnessed a cloudy morning. According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature of the capital has been recorded at 24.6 degree Celsius and the minimum temperature is 14.0 degree Celsius with around 3 mm of rain recorded in the last 24 hours. The humidity level in the air is recorded at a maximum of 97 percent and a minimum of 47 percent.
According to the Meteorological Department, there will be a gradual increase in the minimum temperature in the northern and central parts of the state. While no major change is likely in the southern parts. There is also a possibility that from January 26, 2022, a gradual drop in the minimum temperature can be seen by 2-3 degrees. The maximum temperature is likely to be 3-4 degrees Celsius below normal on Monday.
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