The intense cold wave continued in the city with the mercury dipping to 7.8 degree Celsius and the weather officials said the chill will continue in the coming days. Jamshedpur continued to shiver in the cold on Monday. Though temperature in the city hovered around 10 degrees Celsius in the past weeks it has now plummeted sending a bitter chilling experience to the people.
The chill will continue for another 48-hour due to the dominating north westerly winds, said weathermen today.
"The north-westerly wind is dominating over Jharkhand and this resulted in a sharp drop in minimum temperatures acorss Jharkhand during the last 48-hours. The downward trend is expected to continue at a few places while districts located in the north would witness slight rise in minimum temperatures due to another approaching western disturbance which is resulting in light moisture incursion into the atmosphere, " said A K Sen, the director of Patna Meteorological Centre.
Jamshedpur on Sunday recorded the season's lowest minimum temperature of 6.4 degree Celsius, five degrees below the average normal. Data suggested that the Celsius nosedived by around 10 degree Celsius during the past 48-hours. Met officials confirmed that cold wave condition was prevailing in the steel city and in the entire Kolhan region. Districts like Bokaro , Simdega, Deoghar, Giridih and Koderma felt the jitters too, with the minimum recording a little over six degree Celsius.
“The situation will continue to remain the same for the next three to four days. There will be no respite from the cold wave. The westerlies blowing will keep the weather cold for the next two days at least,” said an official of local meteorological department.
On the other hand Sun played hide and seek during the day. While most people preferred to stay indoors, the poor were seen clustered around fires to keep themselves warm in the cloudy weather.