The cloudy skies in the northwest region will lead to less sunshine and a drop of 2 to 3 degrees in the maximum temperatures is possible during the next 48 hours. The weather will allow a cloudy to partly cloudy sky due to the presence of a Western Disturbance over Jammu & Kashmir, which is expected to arrive tonight from north Pakistan while moving east-northeastwards.
The minimum temperatures are likely to rise by 2 to 3 degrees in the region, as warmer winds associated with the Western Disturbance will block the cooler northwesterly winds during the next couple of days.
Snowfall and rain would occur over the higher places and the plains in the region during the next 48 hours. Jammu & Kashmir will receive snowfall at a few places in the next two days. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will also get snowfall on January 17 and 18. The plains of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh will have a partly cloudy sky with rain expected at isolated places during the next 48 hours.
Fog conditions are likely to be better in the northwest plains with the rise in minimum temperatures during the next 48 hours but some places in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi will have dense fog during the next 24 hours. The arrival of the Western Disturbance will bring better visibility in these areas.
Foggy conditions may intensify in east Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during the next 24 hours due to slow northerly winds. These cool winds are mixing up with the moist easterly winds to create fog. Moderate to dense fog will be witnessed in the region during the next two days.
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