Jaipur: The prevailing western disturbance continued to influence weather conditions across Rajasthan Sunday, bringing light rainfall to parts of western and eastern Rajasthan, while temperatures remained relatively high in several districts. Mount Abu, with a minimum temperature of 12.1°C, remained the coldest place in the hills, while in the plains it was Sirohi with a minimum temperature of 13.9°C.Sridungargarh in Bikaner district recorded the highest rainfall in the state at 12 mm Sunday. It was followed by Pugal (Bikaner) 10 mm, Bikaner and Jaisalmer 8 mm each, Ratangarh 5 mm, and Lunkaransar (Bikaner) and Sardarsahar (Churu) 3 mm each. In eastern Rajasthan, Fatehpur (Sikar) recorded 3 mm and Ramgarh Shekhawati (Sikar) recorded 2 mm, while isolated places received less than 1 mm rainfall.In Jaipur, the maximum temperature dropped by 3.2°C to settle at 29.2°C Sunday, while the minimum temperature remained 3.7°C above normal at 18.6°C, registering a marginal rise of 0.2°C compared to the previous day. The city did not receive any rainfall. The Met department has forecast partly cloudy skies over Jaipur over the next couple of days.Among other weather observatories, Vanasthali recorded a minimum temperature of 14°C, followed by Bhilwara and Dabok (Udaipur) at 14.2°C each. Pali recorded 15.8°C, Ajmer 16.2°C, Alwar and Sikar 16.4°C each, Chittorgarh 16.6°C, Sri Ganganagar 17.3°C, Bikaner 18.8°C, Churu and Jaisalmer 18.9°C each, Kota 18.4°C, Jodhpur 19.6°C, Pilani 19.7°C and a minimum temperature of 22.9°C was recorded at Barmer.The Met department has forecast mainly dry weather across the state from Monday except for cloudy conditions in Jaipur division. With the active northerly winds, both minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to fall by 2–4°C for the next couple of days, signalling the gradual onset of winter.
