PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Feb 26: Several parts of Jharkhand especially western, central and southern are expected to witness thunderstorms and lightning accompanied by gusty wind (maximum wind speed: 30-40 kmph) tomorrow (Tuesday), said a bulletin issued by IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre this morning.
The Met Centre also issued an appeal asking people to stay indoors during the thunderstorm activity. The weather office also asked people not to take shelter under trees during the thunderstorm activity.
Satellite pictures suggested a trough in middle tropospheric westerlies with its axis at 5.8 km above the mean sea level.
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The trough runs from Chhattisgarh to north Tamil Nadu across Vidarbha and interior Karnataka at 0.9 km above the mean sea level.
Meanwhile, light to moderate rain occurred at isolated places over the state in the last 24 hours.
The highest maximum temperature of 29°C was recorded at Jamshedpur (MO) while the lowest minimum temperature of 12.8°C was recorded at Lohardaga.
The forecast suggested a rise in minimum temperature by 2-3 degrees Celsius in the next 72- hours.
