Jharkhand will continue to witness cold weather in the first week of February with minimum temperatures dropping across the State by a couple of degrees.
With variations in the weather being witnessed, the residents need to be extra cautious as not everybody has a strong immunity system.
According to the Meteorological Centre, Ranchi, there are some chances that parts of south east Jharkhand will receive light to moderate showers on January 29. The other parts of the State will continue to remain cloudy but will not witness any showers.
For the next 48 hours, from January 29 to January 31, there will be a drop in the minimum temperature across the State by about three to five degree Celsius.
“The temperature recorded in Ranchi on January 29 is 14.4 degree Celsius and since it is cloudy the minimum temperature on January 30 is expected to fall by just one or two degree Celsius.
However, on January 31 the temperature may drop further to around eight degree Celsius,” said Deputy Director, MET Centre Ranchi, Abhishek Anand.
As per the weathermen, the north westerly wind pattern will again be active towards the end of January across the State which will increase the chill factor.
From January 30 onwards most parts of Jharkhand will have mist in the early morning hours while parts of south Jharkhand will also have fog.
“Both mist and fog cause visibility issues. When the visibility is less than 1 Km it is termed as fog while visibility between 1 to 2 Kms is known as mist. Visibility between 2 to 3 Kms is called haze while above that is termed as normal,” added the official.
Some parts of the State capital witnessed rainfall during the early morning hours of January 29 with the amount of rainfall being recorded at 3.6 mm. Chaibasa recorded the maximum amount of rainfall at 27 mm. There are no cold wave conditions recorded.
On February 2, most parts of the State will have cloudy weather conditions but there are no chances of rainfall anywhere.
According to the MET Centre, Ranchi from January 30 to February 2, the minimum temperature in Ranchi and its surrounding areas will be between 10 to eight degree Celsius while the maximum temperature will be at 24 or 25 degree Celsius.