The season's third Nor'wester hit several parts of Jharkhand on Sunday afternoon.

Originating from the Chhotanagpur Plateau region, the Nor'wester covered several districts including Ranchi, Khunti, Ramgarh, Seraikela- Kharsawan, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and Simdega.

IMD'S Ranchi Met Centre had issued a nowcast (short-term forecast) of bad weather in central and southern Jharkhand.

In Jamshedpur, the Nor'wester swept across with a wind speed of 45 kmph while Ranchi ,Khunti and other places recorded a wind speed of 40 kmph.

"The Nor'wester was accompanied by lightning and thunder. Some places in Khunti, Simdega and Seraikela - Kharsawan witnessed light showers while other places including Jamshedpur and Ranchi experienced strong winds, "said a duty officer at the Ranchi Meteorological Centre.

He said a prevailing trough and a cyclonic circulation over southwest Madhya Pradesh extending upto 1.5km above mean sea level helped in triggering the Nor'wester.

Met data revealed that dry weather prevailed over Jharkhand in the last 24 hours with Daltonganj recording the highest maximum temperature of 39.4°C .

The Met office forecasts suggest a partly cloudy sky with possibility of light rain and thunderstorm at isolated places over central and southern Jharkhand in the next two days.

There won't be any change in maximum temperature during the next two days and thereafter a rise of 2-3°C is expected .