Bihar: Katihar may receive rainfall on June 10

KATIHAR: The formation of a low pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas on June 11 may cause southwest monsoon to advance towards Bihar, Jharkhand and other eastern states between June 11 and 13, said Sweety Kumari, the weather scientist at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, here on Tuesday.
“Fairly widespread rainfall is likely to take place in eastern and central parts of the country from June 10 onwards, isolated to very heavy rainfall over Odisha and the Gangetic West Bengal on June 10 and 11 and over Jharkhand on June 11,” she said, quoting the IMD report.
“Katihar district and its adjoining areas are expected to experience pre-monsoon light showers on June 10,” she added.
“The easterly winds with high humidity of around 80-90% and the maximum temperatures hovering around 37 to 39 degree Celsius, is causing lots of discomfort to the people,” she said.
“Due to local conditions, Kishanganj and Araria districts witnessed moderate rainfall of 1-2mm on Monday, which caused a slight drop in day temperatures,” said a source from the KVK.