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Jharkhand Weather: Heavy rain forecast in northern parts today

PINAKI MAJUMDAR   Advertisement Jamshedpur, August 20: Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places over northern parts of Jharkhand today. IMD’s…

Jharkhand Weather: Heavy rain forecast in northern parts today

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Jamshedpur, August 20: Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places over northern parts of Jharkhand today.

IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre also issued a forecast of thundershowers and lightning at isolated places over the state today.

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According to the forecast, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places over north-western parts of the state tomorrow, August 21.

Heavy rainfall is also likely to occur at isolated places over southern and central parts of the state on August 22.

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The low-pressure area over southern Bangladesh and its neighbourhood persists.

The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 5.8 Km above the mean sea level.

Initially, it is likely to move north-northwestwards during the next 24 hours and move west-northwestwards during subsequent 3-4 days across Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and adjoining Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

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The monsoon trough at mean sea level was today passing through Sri Ganganagar, Delhi, Kanpur, Dehri, Bankura, centre of low-pressure area over south Bangladesh and thence to the northeast Bay of Bengal.

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