Cold wave conditions will persist over northwest India this week. Winter conditions with below normal night temperatures will also continue over east and central India during this period. Fog will play a crucial role in northwest and Indo-Gangetic plains. Rain will continue in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The islands of the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep will also have rain during this week. In the northeastern states, a passing Western Disturbance could give rain at one or two places spreading throughout the week. Here is a region wise weather forecast for the week.
Weather forecast for the week in northwest India
Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi will continue to shiver in the below normal temperatures. Minimum temperature could dip further in these states during the next two days. But the arrival of a feeble Western Disturbance over Jammu & Kashmir will bring some relief by cutting off the northerly icy winds on 9th January. Another Western Disturbance is expected by 11th January that would again raise the minimum temperatures a bit. So, a reprieve from severe cold conditions could be expected on Saturday and Sunday this week. Jammu & Kashmir will receive more rain and snowfall during this period.
Weather forecast for the week in eastern India
Eastern parts of country in east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal will have below normal minimum temperatures. Fog cover could ease out as the week progresses because the winds are strengthening and could blow at a speed 8 to 10kmph mid-week leading to a flush out of moisture in the air. But till then, moderate to dense foggy conditions will continue to persist over these parts. Relief from cold wave conditions is expected over these places as minimum and maximum temperatures will rise by 2 to 3°C.
Weather forecast for the week in central India
With the arrival of two back-to-back Western Disturbances on 9th and 11th of January, the northerly winds would be blocked from reaching central India so temperatures are likely to rise by 2 to 3 notches during the week. East-central states of Orissa and Chhattisgarh could also have rain at one or two places as a cyclonic circulation is hovering over them.
Weather forecast for the week in southern India
The weather system in the southwest Bay of Bengal in the form of a low pressure area will keep bringing rain over coastal Tamil Nadu, south Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The rain would keep occurring at one or two places throughout the week. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands will continue to receive rain at a few places during this week under the influence of a low pressure area near southeast Bay of Bengal.
Weather forecast for the week in northeastern India
Rain will occur at one or two places over Assam, Arunachal Pradesh under the aegis of passing cyclonic circulations over them. These cyclonic circulations are part of Western Disturbance that appear over Jammu & Kashmir and then move eastward to reach the northeastern parts of the country.
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