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Met forecasts foggy morning in Bihar

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Press Trust of India Patna
The residents of Patna today witnessed a foggy morning followed by a bright sunny day with Met department forecasting yet another foggy/misty morning in the major parts of the state tomorrow.

"There was the possibility of another spell of cloudy and chilly weather conditions for next two days i.E. On Saturday and Sunday due to another round of western disturbance. But now it seems that it is no longer a strong one and hence the state may not witness another spell of chilly weather conditions as it had witnessed two days ago," Met official said.

It forecast that the major cities of Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea may witness a foggy/misty morning which would be followed by partly cloudy sky later in the day.
 

Though people of Patna woke up to dense fog but a bright sun shine was witnessed after 10 am making it a pleasant day for city dwellers.

The temperature- both maximum and minimum- hovered around one or two degree below or above season's normal, it said.

According to the MeT bulletin, among major cities Patna recorded the minimum temperature of 10.1 degrees Celsius against yesterday's 8.7 degrees Celsius.

The capital's maximum temperature was 24.2 degrees Celsius against yesterday's 22 degrees Celsius, it said.

The Met office has predicted that the state capital may witness tomorrow a maximum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius while the minimum may be around 11 degree celsius.

Among other major cities, Purnea recorded the highest maximum temperature at 25 degrees Celsius while Gaya and Bhagalpur recorded 24.7 and 23.7 degrees Celsius respectively, the weatherman said.

Gaya recorded the minimum temperature at 8.7 degree celsius which was followed by Purnea and Bhagalpur at 10.3 and 10.5 degrees Celsius respectively, it said.

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First Published: Feb 03 2017 | 8:42 PM IST

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