Patnaites witness foggy morning; good sunshine on New Year

Residents of Patna today woke up to a foggy morning followed by good sunshine in the afternoon on New Year and may witness similar weather conditions for the next few days.

According to the MeT bulletin, the state capital witnessed a minimum temperature of 13.2 degrees Celsius which is 4 degrees Celsius above from normal minimum temperature.

The capital's maximum temperature was recorded at 22.4 degrees Celsius which is almost equal to normal maximum temperature, it said.

Both maximum and minimum are expected to be around 22 and 13 degrees Celsius respectively, tomorrow in the state capital, the official said.
 

Patnaites woke up to a foggy morning but later they enjoyed a good sunny day since 11:00 AM.

Explaining the reason for increase in temperature across the state, the weathermen said that easterly wave coupled with easterly wind have created a moisture that has caused an increase in both maximum and minimum temperature across the state.

The weather across the state is expected to witness dense to very dense foggy morning at various places with the possibility of an increase in minimum temperature from normal besides a good sunshine after 11:00 AM or 12 noon in next 3-4 days, the MeT office said.

Gaya recorded a minimum temperature of 14.3 degrees Celsius which is 5 degree above normal temperature while its maximum temperature was registered at 23 degree Celsius.

Bhagalpur had a minimum of 13.3 degrees Celsius and maximum of 21 degrees Celsius which is one degree below its maximum temperature.

Purnea registered a minimum of 13.1 degrees Celsius which is four degree Celsius above its normal minimum temperature while its maximum of 25.2 degrees Celsius which is two degree above its normal maximum temperature.

The lowest temperature of 9 degrees Celsius was recorded at Sabour in Bhagalpur district and Chapra, the district headquarters town of Saran district, the MeT office said.