Light rain surprises: City feels chill, Max temp dips
Our Bureau
AGARTALA, January 20 2021: To everyone's surprise, light rain lashed the city and its outskirts Wednesday afternoon bringing down the maximum temperature. The maximum temperature took a slight tumble in the capital and the residents shivered under overcast conditions with a cold breeze adding to the chill.
The minimum temperature settled at 14.1 degrees Celsius, but it was the maximum which registered a slide to go two notches below from yesterday at 22.8 degrees. The maximum in the city was 24.3 degrees C yesterday. Humidity in the air oscillated between 94 and 94 per cent. The light spells of rain paved the way for the mercury to drop once again, the MeT office said.
There was dense fog coupled with cloud cover till 9.30 am, making the situation favourable for residents. However, at 1 pm, the sky opened up as predicted by the weathermen and the city received light rain. The Regional MeT office recorded trace rainfall during the brief period. An upsurge in the moisture content over the region resulted in today's rainfall.
Meanwhile, Agartalites seemed happy with the development, hoping to make the most of the winter. Denizens wrapped themselves in woollens and enjoyed the mercury drop. Office goers were having tough time braving the frosty conditions. The capital also remained under a continuous fog cover for almost all the day, which led to the fall in day temperature today. However, flight and train services, to and fro from the city, remained normal.
“Due to favourable meteorological conditions, dense to very dense fog and thundershowers very likely during morning hours in isolated pockets in Tripura tomorrow”, said a MeT bulletin. The weatherman has predicted generally cloudy skies with a moderate to dense fog cover tomorrow.
The maximum and minimum temperatures were tipped to stay at around 25 and 14 degrees. Officials at the Regional Meteorological Office maintained, “By and large a similar weather pattern would prevail for the next two days". On the other hand, the capital kept its spirits high and people are packing their bags for much-awaited picnic at the weekend.