'Light showers in parts of Bihar today'

PATNA: Patna and several other parts of the state witnessed light to moderate rainfall on Thursday even as weathermen have predicted that light showers, cloudy weather and windy conditions would prevail in the state on Friday as well.
Patna received 5.7mm of rain from 8.30am to 5.30pm on Thursday, while chief amount of rainfall was received at Daudnagar, Dehri, Bhabua, Kudra, Indrapuri, Koilwar and Bihpur. Gaya witnessed 6mm of rain and Bhagalpur 20mm.
According to the daily bulletin released by Patna Meteorological Centre, light to moderate rainfall occurred at one or two places over north-central and northeast parts of the state, many places over northwest, southwest and southeast parts and most places over south central parts of Bihar during the past 24 hours. The highest maximum temperature 35 degrees Celsius and the lowest minimum temperature 25 degrees Celsius were recorded at Muzaffarpur and Dehri, respectively.
The weathermen said well-marked low pressure system over north interior Odisha now lies over southwest Jharkhand and neighbourhood with the associated cyclonic circulation extending up to 7.6km above mean level tilting south-westwards with height. “The low pressure system would bring scattered rain and thunderstorms in several parts of Bihar in the next 24 hours,” the weathermen said.