Patna: Patna Meteorological Centre on Saturday predicted rainfall in around 12 districts on Sunday due to the ongoing western disturbances in the state. The entire region is also expected to witness a drop in temperature by 2-4°C after a couple of days. Two more western disturbances are likely to affect the Himalayan region at the beginning of the New Year, which may further bring down the temperatures in the state.
However, no significant rainfall was reported in the state till Saturday evening, as was predicted by the weather office earlier. “Rainfall in only traces was recorded at Dehri in Rohtas between 8.30am and 5.30pm on Saturday,” according to the evening weather report.
The Patna Met office further predicted rainfall in the north-eastern and south-eastern regions of the state on Sunday. “The north-eastern parts comprising seven districts of Kishanganj, Supaul, Madhepura, Saharsa, Araria, Purnia and Katihar, along with Bhagalpur, Banka, Munger, Khagaria, and Jamui in the south-eastern region, are expected to receive rainfall at one or two places on Sunday,” said the weather bulletin, adding that mostly dry weather was predicted for the state thereafter.
Meanwhile, the weather office also announced that two fresh western disturbances are likely to affect the western Himalayan region in succession from Jan 1 and Jan 3, respectively. These disturbances are expected to bring significant changes to the weather conditions in the state as well. “The western disturbances may bring in the desired level of cold wintry weather in the region that had remained elusive until now,” said the weathermen.
The weather office did not issue any warnings regarding fog or mist for the next six days in the state. However, shallow to medium fog was predicted for major parts of the state for the coming two days. “The temperature across the region is also expected to fall by 2-4°C after 48 hours,” the office added.