Jagran correspondent, Purnia. The icy wind is continuously blowing at its speed, due to which the cold continues to increase wildly. Even on Saturday, the westerly wind blowing at a speed of 8-10 km made it a cold day.
For the third consecutive day, the minimum temperature remained below 10 degrees Celsius due to which people remained troubled due to cold wave and Kankani. Due to dense fog, the sun was seen late. Only after 12 o'clock in the day, Sun God was able to come out from behind the fog but his flame remained dim.
At the same time, in front of the speed of cold westerly wind, even the sun's rays could not provide much warmth and due to cold wave, Kankani remained intact.
The maximum temperature recorded by the weather center Purnia on Saturday was 20.5 degrees and the minimum temperature was 9.7 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather conditions will remain more or less the same for the next 48 hours.
The Meteorological Department has predicted dense fog and cold wave conditions for 48 hours. Orange alert has been issued regarding this.
Due to western disturbance, cold and fog continues. The effect of dense fog was seen on Saturday morning and people did not get respite from the cold even after the sun came out during the day. Due to the cold westerly wind blowing at a speed of 10 to 12 km during the day, the temperature did not increase even after the sun came out.
During this period, the maximum temperature of the city saw a drop of 1 degree. At the same time, light level fog persisted till 1 pm. Even after the sun came out, people did not get relief from cold and cold. As long as the effect of sunlight continued, people got some relief.
At the same time, by 4 o'clock in the evening, the effect of cold and harsh weather increased even more. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert regarding dense fog for the next 48 hours.
During this period, dense fog can be seen at most places. The effect of cold and cold will still remain. People do not expect to get relief from this.
Rakesh Kumar, scientific assistant of Purnia Meteorological Center, said that the effect of western disturbance continues. The effect of fog started becoming visible from 10 pm on Friday. He said that there is no possibility of much change in the weather in the coming days. The effect of cold day will still remain.