Light to moderate showers likely on Friday

RANCHI: The northern and central districts of Jharkhand are likely to experience light to moderate showers on Friday.
The light rains are a result of the clouds that have been pushed into Jharkhand’s atmosphere by severe cyclonic storm Nivar, which made landfall in Tamil Nadu and left a trail of destruction in its wake.
As the cyclone is moving towards north-west, southerly winds are blowing into Jharkhand.In addition to that, a cyclonic circulation, which has formed over eastern Rajasthan, is also causing winds to blow in from the west. “The impact of two wind patterns over Jharkhand has caused cloudy conditions and it is likely to cause rain,” Abhishek Anand, a senior scientist at Ranchi IMD, said.
While light rains are expected in isolated parts of Jharkhand overnight, the cloud cover is expected to recede by Saturday morning. “With skies clearing, the minimum temperature is expected to dip three notches below normal,” he added.
Ranchi’s night-time mercury stood at 11 degree Celsius on Wednesday. Jamshedpur recorded 14 degree Celsius while Daltonganj recorded 11.8 degree Celsius. The maximum temperature in Ranchi and Daltonganj hovered around 25 degree Celsius on Thursday, while Jamshedpur recorded 27 degree Celsius.