With the small patches of clouds, which were hovering over the city for the past few days, disappearing, Met officials said the maximum temperature would move into the oppressive zone. "The rain and cloud will bring down the maximum temperature at that time after which the temperature level will start rising once again," Shankar said. Seven years ago, the state capital had witnessed a maximum temperature of over 40°C but in subsequent years, the maximum temperature in March remained well below that. "Formation of convective clouds in Nepal may lead to rainfall on March 29 and 30 at a few places in Bihar. March generally remains free of much weather activities unlike April when thunderstorms accompanied by hail generally hit several places in Bihar.

Source: The Telegraph March 27, 2017 21:22 UTC