Cold weather condition will continue in Jharkhand for the next two to three days. According to the meteorological department officials, cold waves will prevail in Jharkhand for at least 48 hours till December 29. Relief from harsh weather conditions could be expected only after 48 hours with Western Disturbances resulting into heavy snowfall in the northern parts of the country.
“Tomorrow also there will be a clear sky due to which the same weather conditions will prevail in the State capital and other adjoining parts of it till December 29 with a minimal change in temperature,” said Met Department official RK Mahto. After 48 hours, definitely there will be a rise in temperature, giving relief to the people, he added.
The maximum temperature of Ranchi remained 23.4 degrees while maximum temperature was 5.3 degrees on Saturday. Citing the reasons behind such bone chilling cold in Jharkhand, Mahto said that the current weather conditions has been caused due to the north westerly winds in Uttarakhand, Jammu Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, causing a sudden dip in temperature in Jharkhand and adjoining States. “In layman’s term, it could be said that temperature in Jharkhand got a sudden drop due to heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Rise in minimum temperature could be expected only after western disturbance,” he added.
Temperature in Jammu and Kashmir with leh region further dipped recording seasons lowest at minus 16.2 degrees Celsius on Friday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2 degrees Celsius. Intense cold wave swept Punjab and Haryana with Amritsar recording the lowest temperature of minus 0.3 degrees Celsius in the region, four notches below normal.