Bihar: Cloud cover to clear today, says weatherman

PATNA: The impact of severe cyclonic storm Nivar, which made a landfall on the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the wee hours of Thursday, was seen in Bihar as well as the skies remained cloudy in most parts of the state. Weathermen said that the cloud cover will clear up by Friday, which will pave way for further drop in temperature.
The day or maximum temperature in Patna on Thursday was recorded at 25.8 degrees C, which was two notches lower than the corresponding normal for the day.Lowest minimum temperature in the state was recorded at 8.5degrees C in Gaya.
Sanjay Kumar, a meteorologist at Patna meteorological centre said that overcast skies in Bihar were due to outer band of clouds formed by Cyclone Nivar. “There isn’t much impact of the cyclone in Bihar, except the partly cloudy skies, which is also expected to get cleared up by Friday,” he said.
Deliberating on the change in temperature due to Cyclone Nivar, Sanjay said: “The cloud cover obstructs the solar radiation to escape in the upper level of the atmosphere during the night hours, which leads to slight surge in minimum temperature. However, the same cloud cover obstructs solar rays to reach the lower level of atmosphere, which leads to drop in day temperature.”
He added, “The temperature, especially minimum temperature, will drop slightly for at least two days after the cloud cover clears up.”
Dinesh Kumar Bharati, an officer at Patna meteorological said in a statement issued on Thursday evening that day temperature slightly dropped, while a tad surge was observed in night temperature.
“North- easterly winds blew at the surface level in the region, which was due to severe cyclonic storm over Tamil Nadu. The impact of outer band of clouds is being seen in Bihar as well, which has led to slight drop in day temperature and rise in night temperature. There will be no other impact on weather conditions in Bihar,” he said.