Ranchi: Jharkhand is likely to witness mostly clear weather, except isolated rain and thundershowers expected in four southern districts, over the next few days, Ranchi office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.The weather office has forecast shallow fog or mist during morning hours between Oct 18 and 20, which may affect visibility. Skies are expected to remain partly cloudy on Oct 18.Head of IMD, Ranchi, Baburaj PP, said, “A feeble upper-air trough extending across central and southern Jharkhand is likely to trigger light to moderate rainfall in Simdega, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, and Saraikela-Kharsawan.”The weather department said no widespread weather warning has been issued for the state, and conditions are expected to remain largely dry, with only brief, localised showers in parts of southern Jharkhand.Light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, were reported at isolated places across the state in the past 24 hours ending Saturday morning. Kanke recorded the highest rainfall at 43 mm. Ranchi received 36 mm of rain, with the maximum and minimum temperatures settling at 30.3°C and 19.1°C, respectively. Jagannathpur in West Singhbhum recorded the state’s highest maximum temperature at 36.1°C, while Latehar reported the lowest minimum at 17°C.
