PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Oct 30: Expect bright weather on Diwali.
If the forecast of IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre any indication weather won’t play spoilsport in Jharkhand this Diwali.
Both IMD’s Ranchi and Patna Met Centres predicted rain-free days in Jharkhand till November 4. This year, Diwali will be celebrated on October 31 and November 1.
IMD forecasts say dry weather, most likely with mainly clear sky, will prevail in most districts of Jharkhand till the first week of November.
“We are expecting dry weather during Diwali as no significant synoptic situation prevails over Jharkhand,” said a Met official.
The Ranchi Met Centre also predicted no significant change in night readings during the next 24 hours. However, the forecast indicates a slight rise in maximum temperature.
Some places, however, today witnessed the formation of clouds due to an upper air cyclonic circulation.
The maximum temperature in Ranchi and Jamshedpur was hovering between 29 degrees Celsius and 31degree Celsius for the last two days, which is normal during this time of the season.
In Daltonganj, Deoghar, Godda, Sahebganj and Pakur, the day’s reading was slightly higher than the average normal recorded during this time of the season.
Night temperatures in most parts of the state were three to four degrees Celsius above normal in the last couple of days.
Weathermen hinted at a change in wind pattern to northerly, which would help in bringing down night readings.
Today’s satellite pictures suggested an upper air cyclonic circulation over south Odisha adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coast over south Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha extending upto 5.8 Km above the mean sea level tilting southwards.
