PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Feb 28: Winter is in a retreating mode from Jharkhand.
Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Dhanbad and several other places of Jharkhand have been missing the nip in the air for the last 24- hours indicating that winter is in its last phase.
Weather chart analysis and satellite pictures today showed formation of another western disturbance in the northern parts of the country.
But, whethermen at IMD’s Ranchi Met Centre said the current western disturbance won’t impact Jharkhand’s weather as local weather conditions were dominating over the state.
Dry weather with mainly clear sky is expected to prevail over the state during the next 72 hours, said today’s forecast issued by Ranchi Met Centre.
Weatherman said there won’t be much fluctuations in the temperature during the next 24 hours.
But, after 24-hours minimum temperature would witness a gradual rise by two to three degree Celsius.
No alerts have been issued for the next 72- hours. Met data suggested that most places including capital Ranchi on Monday recorded minimum temperature of over 15 degree Celsius.
In Jamshedpur and its adjoining areas, the readings shot up by two degrees. The steel city weather office on Monday recorded 17.2°C.
“Satellite pictures and wind chart analysis today (Monday) suggested another western disturbance passing through the troposphere. It will not impact Jharkhand’s weather,” said a duty officer at the regional meteorological centre at Alipore in Calcutta.
According to him, winter is in its last phase and that the season of cold would be over in the couple of days.
Usually, winter departs from Jharkhand by mid- February. But, this year due to frequent western disturbances winter had a prolonged stay in Jharkhand.
