Bihar Weather Report: Cold has increased in Bihar. Cold is showing its harshest attitude in most of the districts of the state. Cold has broken records in many districts including the capital Patna. For the last two days, cold day conditions have prevailed in many districts and severe cold day conditions have prevailed in many districts. The minimum temperature recorded in Bhagalpur was 5 degrees on Sunday and 6 degrees on Monday. The mercury dropped to 7 degrees in Banka, while the minimum mercury in Munger was recorded at 8 degrees on Monday. At the same time, information has been received from the Meteorological Department that from which date the cold weather may soften and an increase in the maximum temperature may be seen.
6 degree cold in Bhagalpur..
Severe cold continued in Bhagalpur district on Monday also. The effect of cold has increased further due to the cold westerly wind. Sun God was never seen during the day. Because of which people remained hiding in their homes. The maximum temperature of the day was recorded at 16.2 degrees, one degree higher than Sunday. The minimum temperature was six degrees Celsius. To protect against the cold wave, bonfires were seen burning throughout the day in many houses. Housewives were troubled by the cold while cleaning their houses on the day of Makar Sankranti. Life was affected due to the shivering cold. Due to increasing cold, cattle herders remained busy taking care of their cattle.
How will be the weather of Bhagalpur on 16th January?
Dr. Sunil Kumar, Nodal Officer of Rural Agriculture Meteorological Service of BAU Sabour, said that the temperature is expected to remain low in Bhagalpur on January 16. There will be fog in the morning, there may be light sunshine during the day. During this period, cold westerly wind will continue to blow. A slight increase in the maximum temperature is expected from January 17. Farmers are advised to avoid any kind of spraying in wheat crop in strong wind. Irrigate the vegetables as per requirement. In this season, there is a possibility of late blight disease in the potato crop. Farmers are advised to continuously inspect the crop.
No respite from cold, entire Banka district shivered due to cold wave
It is continuously experiencing severe cold in Banka district. A huge drop in the minimum temperature has been seen on Monday also. During this period the minimum temperature remained below or around seven degrees. Whereas, the highest temperature was between 20-21 degrees. People are avoiding due to increasing cold. There are less people coming out on the streets as compared to before. There was very little scope for sunshine in the past days. There was some sunshine. But, there was no sharpness in it. At the same time, due to the blowing wind, a widespread increase in cold wave has also been felt. Due to the cold wave, I felt a lot of cold. On the other hand, there has been fog throughout the day since morning. Due to this reason visibility was also low. Because of this, drivers faced problems while operating their vehicles. Cold also affected Makar Sankranti. Fewer people came to take bath in the water sources near rivers, lakes and other religious places. At the same time, due to increasing cold, the problems of the elderly and children have also increased. Besides, BP, sugar, asthma and heart patients have also become alert.
Bone shivering cold in Munger..
The entire Munger district is in the grip of bone-chilling cold and cold wave. The severe cold has disrupted life. People remained hiding in their homes due to fog and westerly wind. The movement of people in markets, railway stations, bus stands, government offices and public places has been seen less than on other days. Vehicles were seen crawling on the roads in the morning. Here, due to cold wave, the District Magistrate has once again extended the date of closure of studies till class 8th from 16th to 20th January.
How will the weather be on Tuesday?
There was fog in Munger and surrounding areas on Monday morning. While the westerly wind continued to blow. The sun did not even appear till 12 noon. Due to which people kept shivering due to the shivering cold. There was a little sunshine in the afternoon, but due to westerly wind it remained completely ineffective. After 2 pm the sun was engulfed by clouds. To avoid cold, people kept trying to avoid cold by means of bonfire, hot food, warm clothes, room heater etc. The minimum temperature on Monday was 8 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, on Tuesday also the maximum temperature will be 18 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be 8 degrees Celsius. Whereas the westerly wind will continue to blow. The sky will also be partly cloudy. This means that there is no hope of getting any relief from the cold even on Tuesday.