New Delhi, Heavy rain and snowfall are expected at one or two places in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh during the next 48 hours. Rain or thundershower could also occur over northwest plains in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh during the next couple of days.
The Western Disturbance lies over Jammu & Kashmir and neighborhood. The presence of this weather system in the region would make the rain and snow continue during the next 48 hours. Many places in Jammu & Kashmir are expected to receive snowfall wherein one or two places could even receive heavy snow or rain.
Rain and snow would also commence at a few places over Himachal Pradesh and chances of heavy snowfall or rain at one or two places cannot be ruled out during the next 48 hours. The rainfall over Himachal Pradesh would boost the soil conditions in the area for growing wheat.
Similar but less severe weather conditions are expected over higher hills of Uttarakhand where one or two places would receive rain or snow during the next 48 hours. But heavy rain or snow is not expected in Uttarakhand during this period.
Northwest plains are expected with rain or thundershowers during the next 48 hours. The sky will be partly cloudy to mainly clear over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh. The minimum temperature would also be stable during this period at these places. A fall of 2 to 3 degrees is expected after the Western Disturbance would decamp the region.
The erstwhile Western Disturbance, which moved out of Jammu & Kashmir recently while moving in a eastward direction is now passing through the northeastern states and it is expected to give rain over Arunachal Pradesh and Assam at one or two places during the next 24 hours.
In the Bay of Bengal, the low pressure area is persisting over the Andaman Sea and is expected to become a well-marked low pressure zone during the next 48 hours. Rain would continue on the islands for the next two days. In the southern Peninsula, rain would reduce over Tamil Nadu and Kerala due to the absence of this weather system but one or two places would receive light rain during the next 24 hours.
