The rain god has no plan to play spoilsport on festive days.

Met offices in both Patna and Ranchi have forecast a dry Durga Puja in Jharkhand this year, given there is no sudden atmospheric build- up.

"Showers are unlikely to dampen the Puja spirit. The weather in Jharkhand will be mainly dry for the next five-six days, unless there is a sudden change in conditions," said A.K. Sen, the director of Patna Meteorological Centre.

The senior weatherman, however, did not rule out possibility of light rain owing to local clouds.

"As the southeast monsoon has not withdrawn from the state, moisture is still there in the atmosphere. This may result in brief spells of rain," Sen explained.

Officials at Ranchi Meteorological Centre too ruled out formation of any low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which might impact the weather during the festive days.

"Chart analysis and satellite images suggest that the weather will be dry over Jharkhand next week. Clouds may play hide-and-seek in many places, especially those located in higher altitudes," said D.G. Hedau, a senior weatherman at Ranchi Met office.

According to Hedau, the trough line, hovering over Bay of Bengal and Gangetic Bengal, dissipated on Friday, raising hopes of clear weather.

The senior Met official said the maximum temperatures in and around Ranchi were expected to stay between 32°C and 34°C during the festive days while the minimum would hover around 20°C.

In Jamshedpur and its adjoining places, the daytime high is expected to be around 35°C and the night reading around 22°C.

The Regional Meteorological Centre in Calcutta, in its Puja forecast, has once again indicated clear weather in Jharkhand and Bihar.

"We don't see possibility of rainfall in the next five-six days. The wind pattern suggests the monsoon is in a withdrawal phase in Jharkhand. Only adverse weather conditions caused by low pressure over the Bay of Bengal can cause rain," said a duty officer.

Incidentally, several parts of the state, including Ranchi, Ramgarh, Jamtara and Giridih had experienced rainfall around midweek owing to the impact of a cyclonic circulation over the north Bay.

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