Due to western disturbance, the weather in North India has taken a sudden turn. Severe cold with rain and snowfall has been recorded in the mountains and plains of North India including Delhi-NCR. The effect of change in weather was clearly felt. The temperature has dropped.
Delhi-NCR remained cloudy since morning and by evening there was light to moderate rain at many places along with thunder and lightning. There has been fresh snowfall in the high altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, due to which the cold has increased further. Its effect is visible in the plains also.
Alert of rain and hailstorm with thunder in the next 48 hours
According to the Meteorological Department, during the next 24 to 48 hours, a strong western disturbance will be active over the mountains, due to which the weather will be bad in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. During this time, winds will blow at a speed of 30 to 50 kilometers per hour and there will be rain and snowfall along with thunder. Here, due to the effect of disturbance, the movement of clouds continues across North India.
On March 20, there is a danger of lightning due to strong dust storm, rain and hailstorm in some parts of Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. There is a possibility of widespread damage to the Rabi crop due to bad weather. On Friday, an alert of thunderstorm and heavy rain has been issued at many places in the northeastern states of Odisha, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. According to the department, due to the active western disturbance, rain and strong winds will continue in many parts of North-West and Central India.
Cold returns in Jammu, mercury drops by 3 to 5 degrees in Rajasthan
The weather has completely changed in Jammu and Kashmir. The effect of strong western disturbance has intensified, due to which rain and snowfall continues in most parts of the valley. The cold phase has returned due to falling temperature. On the other hand, in Rajasthan, there is a possibility of thunderstorm and rain in some parts of Jaipur, Bharatpur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Udaipur, Shekhawati and Kota divisions in the next 2 days. Due to the effect of changed weather in the state, the maximum temperature has dropped by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius.
Rain and snowfall will continue in Uttarakhand and Himachal
For the time being, rain and snowfall will continue in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Heavy rain and snowfall is expected at some places in Lahaul-Spiti, Kukumseri, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Chamba and Kangra in Himachal Pradesh.
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