Thunderstorm alert in Delhi, north India
Max temperature to touch 24°C while minimum will be around 9°C. Heavy snowfall in J&K and Himachal on Feb 12
NEWDELHI: Delhi may experience a thunderstorm on Sunday night as heavy rainfall is likely in north and central India over the next three days, officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
According to an official, the sky is expected to be partly cloudy during the day and will gradually become overcast. “The maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 24 and 9 degrees respectively,” he said.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature was 25.6 degrees, three notches above normal, while the minimum was 6.1 degrees, four points below normal.
The weatherman has warned that a thunderstorm accompanied by hailstorms is expected in isolated places in several north Indian states, including Punjab, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh, over the next two days due to an approaching western disturbance. The IMD has also predicted heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
“An active western disturbance lies over central parts of Afghanistan and is most likely to move over northwest India during the next 48 hours,” the IMD said.
NEWDELHI:Delhi may experience thundershowers starting Sunday night even as heavy rainfall is likely in north and central India over the next three days, say officials of the meteorological department.
According to a MeT official, partly cloudy sky is expected during the day which will slowly become overcast.
“There is a possibility of thunderstorm late in the night. The maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 24 and 9 degree Celsius, respectively. Rain is expected in the wee hours of Monday,” he said.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature was 25.6 degree Celsius, three notches above normal, while the minimum was 6.1 degree Celsius, four points below normal.
The weatherman has warned that a thunderstorm, accompanied by hailstorm, is expected in isolated places in several north Indian states, including Punjab, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh, over the next two days due to an approaching western disturbance.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also said there could be heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh on February 12.
“An active western disturbance lies over central parts of Afghanistan at present. It is most likely to move over northwest India during the next 48 hours. An induced cyclonic circulation is also very likely to develop over south Pakistan and its neighbourhood during the next 24 hours,” the IMD said.
Interaction between this western disturbance from Afghanistan and lower level easterlies is very likely to take place over plains of Northwest and adjoining Central India from February 11. Under the influence of the two systems, “scattered to fairly widespread rain/snowfall” is very likely over western Himalayan region during February 13.
“Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall is likely over North and Central India during February 11-13. Minimum temperatures are likely to rise by 2-4 degree Celsius over Northwest India during the next two days,” the IMD said.
The IMD has issued a warning of thunderstorms accompanied by hailstorm that are very likely to take place at isolated places in Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan and Vidarbha on February 11.
A similar weather pattern may be witnessed the next day in the Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, interior Odisha, central Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh.
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Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall is very likely over North and Central India during February 1113. Minimum temperatures are likely to rise by 24 degree Celsius over Northwest India during the next two days. INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT