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PATNA: Though the state is in the grip of cold wave conditions, Patna meteorological office on Sunday predicted pleasant weather and bright sunshine on January 1. The minimum temperature in Patna was 6.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday,” a duty officer in Patna Met office said and added that Gaya remained the coldest place in Bihar with a minimum temperature of 2.7 degrees Celsius. However, the northwesterly winds blowing over the city may bring down the minimum temperature further by 1 degree Celsius. Cold wave conditions prevailed in Gaya and Bhagalpur districts.He said people would feel cold despite sunshine because northwesterly winds are blowing over Patna at 6 to 10km per hour speed. However, the minimum temperature is likely to be between 5 to 6 degrees Celsius next week due to northwesterly winds and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand..