Low pressure over Bay of Bengal, 6 rivers flowing above danger

Six rivers, including the Ganga, are flowing above the danger mark at different places in Bihar due to rains, even as heavy showers lashed some parts of Odisha due to a low pressure which has formed over north Bay of Bengal.
In the national capital, the humidity level reached up to 91 per cent, while light rainfall was recorded in parts of the city this morning. According to the Safdarjung Observatory, the city received 2.6 mm rainfall till 8:30 AM.
"The maximum temperature was recorded at 34.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal, while the minimum settled at 27 degrees Celsius," a MeT department official said.

In Odisha, heavy rainfall occurred at one or two places in northern and southern parts of the state.
Noting that heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in parts of the state in the next 24 hours, the MeT department said gusty surface winds with speed reaching 35 to 45 kmph may prevail along and off the coast.
The sea will be moderate to rough off Odisha coast and the waves may increase up to three to four metres, it said, and advised fishermen to be cautious while venturing into the sea.

In Bihar, the flood situation has eased with no district remaining inundated, while the Ganga and five other rivers are flowing above the danger mark in the state.

No district, block or panchayat are under flood waters today, the Disaster Management Department said.
However, rains in past few days have raised water level in the Ganga and five other rivers which have crossed the danger mark at different places.
The Ganga river is flowing above danger mark at Digha ghat, Gandhi ghat and Hathidah in Patna and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district.
Other rivers flowing above danger mark are, the Sone at Maner and the Punpun at Sripalpur (in Patna), while Ghaghra remained in spate at Gangpur-Siswan area in Siwan district, Kosi at Baltara in Khagaria and Kursela in Katihar district and Burhi Gandak in Khagaria, it said.

Light to moderate rainfall occurred at a few places in northeast and southwest parts of Bihar, with Purnea recording the highest amount of rainfall of 30.8 mm among the major cities, the MeT department said.
In Punjab and Haryana, maximum temperatures hovered above normal level in most parts of both the states, with the joint capital Chandigarh recording a high of 33.9 degrees Celsius, one notch above normal.
Light to moderate rainfall occurred in parts of Rajasthan, with Baadi in Dholpur receiving maximum 6 cm rains, followed by Basedi in Bharatpur which received 5 cm rains.
Ludhiana in Punjab experienced maximum temperature of 35.1 degrees Celsius, while Hisar in Haryana recorded a high of 37.7 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said.

In West Bengal, with little or scanty rainfall, sultry weather condition continued in large parts of the state.