Met predicts heavy rainfall in state for next 3 days
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Patna: Most districts are likely to receive moderate to heavy rainfall for the first three days of July. The weather department issued an alert for heavy rainfall in 11 districts — West and East Champaran, Gopalganj, Rohtas, Kaimur, Aurangabad, Buxar, Bhojpur, Arwal, Gaya and Nawada — on Tuesday.
An orange alert for thunderstorms, along with lightning, was also issued for a few places in 14 districts — Patna, Buxar, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Kaimur, Aurangabad, Arwal, Jehanabad, Gaya, Nalanda, Nawada, Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai and Begusarai.
North-western and southern districts, including Patna, Bhabhua, Nalanda, Sheikhpura, Begusarai, Lakhisarai and Jehanabad, are also likely to experience moderate rainfall at many places on Tuesday and Wednesday, while the rest of the districts are expected to experience scattered showers.
According to a bulletin issued by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday, no major change in the maximum temperature across the state is expected in the next 24 hours. The temperature might decrease by 2-4 degrees Celsius thereafter. However, no major change in the minimum temperature is expected for the next four to five days.
The maximum temperature is likely to remain in the range of 34-36 degrees Celsius for all the districts except the south-western Bihar, whereas the minimum temperature might remain in the range of 24-26 degrees Celsius for southern and 26-28 degrees Celsius for the northern districts.
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On Monday, the maximum temperature of the state was recorded in Gopalganj at 38.8 degrees Celsius, while the lowest minimum temperature was recorded at 25.5 degrees Celsius in Kishanganj. Light to moderate rainfall was recorded in Valmiki Nagar, Motihari, Kishanganj, Bhagalpur, Forbesganj in Araria, Patna, Gopalganj, Vaishali, Samastipur, Bikramganj, Pusa, Ziradei, Araria, Aurangabad, Dehri, Purnia and Gaya.
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