PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Feb 8: The forecast issued by IMD’s Ranchi Met Centre suggested that winter in Jharkhand is likely to get an extension.
Winter usually lasts till the second week of February. But, the frequent western disturbances are likely to extend the winter season for the state.
“Looking at the prevailing pattern of the minimum readings we apprehend that the chill is here to stay till February end,” said a duty officer at Ranchi Met Centre on Wednesday.
Another western disturbance is brewing in the northern part of the country and it is likely to impact the weather condition of Jharkhand around February 23.
Meanwhile, weathermen at IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre today said that the minimum temperature during the next four to five days.
Most parts of the state including Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro, and Hazaribagh on Wednesday woke up to bright weather with haze and moderate fog. IMD officially bids adieu to winter with minimum readings rising over 13°C for a consistent number of days, across the state.
In Jharkhand, currently the minimum temperature is hovering between 8 and 12 degree Celsius.
