PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Jan 25: If the forecast of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is any indication, the weather will not play spoilsport during the Republic Day celebration tomorrow.
Weather condition is expected to be mainly clear and dry in most parts of the state during the next two to three days, stated an IMD bulletin today.
Fall in minimum temperature is expected by 2-4°C during the next two days over southern and adjoining central Jharkhand.
Thereafter no large change in the subsequent three days.
Weathermen said there will also be no significant change in minimum temperature in the rest parts of the state during the next five days.
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The cyclonic circulation over northwest Uttar Pradesh and the neighbourhood at 3.1 km above mean sea level persists.
A trough runs from southern interior Karnataka to interior Odisha across north interior Karnataka at 0.9 km above mean sea level.
Met statistics during the past 24- hours indicated very light to light rain at isolated places over the state, while shallow to moderate fog was realised at isolated places over northern parts of the state.
Met statistics suggested that Ranchi today recorded a minimum temperature of 8.5 degrees Celsius while Jamshedpur recorded 12.2 degrees.
The local Met observatory in Bokaro today recorded a minimum temperature of 6.8 degrees Celsius while Chaibasa in the adjoining West Singhbhum district today recorded a minimum temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius.
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