Rains make weather pleasant in Patna

With light to moderate rainfall at many places in Bihar and the state capital witnessing a good shower today, the weather turned pleasant here.
A bulletin from the Met office said, moderate to heavy rainfall occurred at one or two places in south central parts of the state in the last 24 hours.
Patna, which witnessed incessant rains till afternoon, registered 49.1 mm rainfall today (between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM), the Met office said.
The rains caused water-logging in some areas forcing traffic to move slowly at busy thoroughfares.
Bhagalpur received 20.2 mm rains, Gaya registered 3 mm, while Purnea received 0.4 mm rainfall today, the Met office said.

Purnea recorded a maximum temperature of 32.5 degrees Celsius, followed by 30.4 deg C in Patna, 30.1 deg C in Gaya and 29.6 deg C in Bhagalpur, bulletin said.
In its forecast, the Met office said Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea may witness generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain or thunderstorm.