Mercury to dip next week: Met

Patna | Friday | 16th November, 2018

Summary:

As a result, winds change their directions and start blowing from southwest and southeast directions. The morning minimum in Patna on Friday was recorded at 17.2 degrees C, two notches above the normal.According to private weather agency Skymet Weather, minimums have increased by 6-7 degrees C in the region since November 8. These winds are warm and humid. PATNA: Mercury in city is likely to dip under the influence of cold northwesterly winds blowing from snowfall-hit Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.As per a seven-day temperature forecast issued by Patna Meteorological Centre on Friday, the morning minimum in the city is expected to plunge up to 14 degrees C by Thursday. Consequently, an increase in minimums is felt,” a Skymet report stated on Friday.However, the private weather agency stated that the wind direction has changed to northwesterly, which are cold and dry and thus lead to drop in temperature..