Night temperatures or minimum temperatures are expected to rise by 2 to 3 degrees during the next 72 hours over northwest India. Jammu & Kashmir will receive snowfall during this period. Cold wave conditions would continue over Indo-Gangetic plains. Rain would also continue along the southern coast during the next 48 hours.
Cloudy to partly cloudy sky would be witnessed over northwest India and rain & snowfall would occur in the hills of the region. Plains of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh could also receive rain or thunder shower at a couple of places during the next two days.
The Western Disturbance is about to arrive over Jammu & Kashmir to bring brief change in weather as it would impact the region for next 72 hours. Jammu & Kashmir will receive snow/rain at a few places during the next 24 hours. The hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand would also get snowfall or rain thereafter.
Nights in northwest India would be relatively warmer while days would be cooler as sunshine would be less to keep the maximum temperatures below normal between 5 to 10 degrees. So, cold-wave like conditions would remain intact over entire northwest and Indo-Gangetic plains during the next couple of days.
Fog will reduce further over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh during the next 24 hours but it will continue over east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal in the next two days. Visibility in the eastern parts of country would be just above 200m.
The cold wave over Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh in central India will continue as they are experiencing northerly winds. The minimum temperatures would drop further while the maximum temperatures are expected to remain stable.
In the south, coastal Tamil Nadu will receive rain at a few places during the next two days under the influence of an easterly wave from the Bay of Bengal. Interior Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep would also receive rain at one or two places during the next 24 hours. Rain would pick up in these areas thereafter.
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