IMD's Ranchi Meteorological Centre has forecast dry weather across Jharkhand for the next two days with rise in maximum temperature by two to three degree Celsius.

"There is no local weather system or any cyclonic circulation which might impact Jharkhand's weather during the next 48 hours," said a duty officer at Ranchi Met centre on Saturday. "This will result in a rise in maximum reading during the next two days. Day's reading in Jamshedpur, Dumka, Sahebganj and several other places in southern, central and north-eastern Jharkhand is expected to rise to 40 degree Celsius," he added.

The Met office also did not issue alerts of adverse weather in the next two days. However, it warned of thundershowers and lightning with wind speed of 40-50 kmph on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Saturday's satellite pictures and wind chart analysis showed no weather systems over Jharkhand and its neighbouring states which could trigger rain.

Met statistics revealed that light rain occurred in two places during the past 24 hours. Ramgarh and Hazaribagh recorded around 10 mm of rain. The highest maximum temperature of 39.7°C was recorded at Sahibganj for the last two days.

The day's reading also witnessed a rising trend in several places including Ranchi, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Daltonganj, Pakur, Deoghar, Garhwa, Latehar and Simdega.

Monsoon watch

Southwest monsoon has advanced into some parts of central Arabian Sea, entire coastal Karnataka, Goa, parts of Maharashtra, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh,Tamil Nadu and some parts of central Bay of Bengal and northeast Bay of Bengal on Saturday.

It is very likely to advance further into more parts of central and northeast Bay of Bengal, some parts of north east Bay of Bengal and northeast India during the next 24-hours.