The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted a fresh western disturbance impacting Western Himalayan regions on January 8 and 9. This disturbance is expected to bring light to moderate rainfall across central and adjoining northwest India, including Delhi.
Anticipating rain and thunderstorms in North India, the weather department issued an orange alert for Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and parts of Rajasthan on Monday and Tuesday.
“A fresh rainfall spell likely over northwest and central India (with isolated thunderstorm/ hailstorm over east Rajasthan & west Madhya Pradesh) on January 8 and 9,” said IMD in its bulletin on Sunday.
“There will be a temporary rise in maximum and minimum temperatures during this period. After the rain stops and the WD (western disturbance) moves away, temperatures are expected to drop again and we can expect cold wave conditions to set in over parts of northwest India,” said M Mohapatra, director general, IMD.
IMD cautioned that under its influence, coupled with interaction with lower level easterly winds, there’s a likelihood of light isolated rainfall or snowfall in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand on January 9. Additionally, the plains of Northwest India and Central India may experience this on January 8 and 9.
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Weather Update: IMD issues rain alert in several states for Jan 8, 9; check details
