Both the states of Bihar and Jharkhand have witnessed good monsoon rains so far during the Southwest monsoon season. However, the rainfall intensity has been much less in the state of Jharkhand as compared to Bihar.
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Presently, while the state of Bihar is witnessing a rainfall surplus of 6 percent, Jharkhand continues to witness deficient rainfall and the region currently stands at -20 percent.
Rains have witnessed a reduction and the last 24 hours were also not too different. Only light rainfall activity is expected. During the last 24 hours from 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Jamshedpur witnessed 15 mm of rain, Daltonganj 13 mm, Dehri 3 mm and Ranchi 1 mm.
Check out the latest lightning and thunderstorm status across Bihar and Jharkhand
A low-pressure area is currently over Northwest Bay of Bengal. Also, the trough line which was over Northwest Madhya Pradesh is expected to shift northwards in proximity of Bihar and Jharkhand.
Due to this movement, rainfall activity is expected to increase over Jharkhand as well as South Bihar during the next 24 hours. Good rains will persist over Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Gaya, Patna and other parts.
However, during the next 24 hours rest of Bihar will only witness light rains. The rainfall activity over these areas will increase after 24 hours. Due to the upcoming rains, the temperatures will also witness a decrease.
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