Patna: For the last several days, the weather of Bihar has become completely in winter mood. Fog has engulfed almost the entire state. Dense fog is being seen in most of the districts in the morning and evening. Its intensity increases in the evening, while visibility is very low in the morning. The effect of fog persists throughout the day. For this reason, the lowest visibility recorded in Purnia on Friday was 250 meters.
Not only the fog, the night temperature is also troubling people. The minimum temperature remains below 10°C in almost all the districts. Due to increasing cold, people are now entering their homes in the evening. There is soon silence on the streets of the capital. Bihar Meteorological Service Center clearly said in its forecast that there is no possibility of getting relief from this right now.
There will be fog in these districts today
According to the forecast issued by Bihar Meteorological Service Center, during the next 2 days, parts of 24 districts including West Champaran, East Champaran, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Gopalganj, Saran, Siwan, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Buxar, Bhojpur, Muzaffarpur, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia, Samastipur, Vaishali, Patna, Gaya, Nalanda, Begusarai, Banka and Bhagalpur. Moderate to dense fog is expected during night and morning hours.
Meteorologists believe that the slowing down of north-westerly wind and cloudy skies at night are the main reasons for the persistence of this fog. If the humidity of the air increases then the fog may become denser in the coming days.
Kaimur is again the coldest district
These days, every part of Bihar is in the grip of severe cold. Kaimur district has been witnessing maximum cold for the last several days. The minimum temperature here was recorded at 6.6°C on Friday also. Due to the forested and hilly areas, the lowest temperature is continuously being recorded.
Apart from this, a total of 15 districts including Purnia, Katihar, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad recorded night temperatures between 10°C to 11.5°C. At the same time, in all the remaining districts including Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, West Champaran, Banka, the night temperature was recorded between 6.6°C to 10°C.
Now what next?
According to the released forecast, during the next 2 days, the minimum temperature in parts of Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Bhojpur, Buxar, Arwal, Jehanabad, Patna, Aurangabad, Gaya, Nalanda, Nawada, Rohtas, Kaimur districts is likely to be between 08-10°C and in other districts of the state, the minimum temperature is likely to be between 10-14°C. Along with this, the daytime temperature in most parts is likely to remain between 24-28°C. There will be slight relief during the day, but the cold and chill of morning and evening will continue.
The air of this area of Patna is the most polluted
Nowadays the air of Patna has also become bad. The air around Birla Institute is the worst in Patna. The AQI here was recorded at 340. Actually, a lot of construction work is going on in these districts. Because of this, pollution is spread in the air. The air is within the red zone. Apart from this, AQI of Echo Park was also recorded at 223 and AQI near Planetarium was recorded at 260. The air here is in the orange zone. The AQI near Danapur, Mangal Talab and Gandhi Maidan was recorded at 172,157 and 190. All are in yellow zone.
Temperature and AQI of major cities
| City | maximum temperature | minimum temperature | AQI |
| Patna | 24 | 9.2 | 340 |
| Muzaffarpur | 22 | 9.6 | 207 |
| Gayaji | 24 | 9.1 | 238 |
| Purnia | 27.8 | 10.8 | 100 |
| Bhagalpur | 24.2 | 11.2 | 127 |
Note- These figures are from Friday.
