There is an active Western Disturbance lying over Jammu and Kashmir. It will bring fairly widespread rain and snow over the hilly state of North India. Isolated places in Punjab could also receive light rainfall.
With the change in wind pattern, Northern plains of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and North Rajasthan will observe moderate to dense fog. This might increase the pollution levels in the industrial areas of Delhi.
Moderate to dense fog is expected over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Northeast India. There is trough seen over Assam and Meghalaya. This will bring isolated rains over Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.
The cyclonic circulation over Southeast Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Vidarbha will give scattered rains over Chhattisgarh and parts of Odisha.
Tamil Nadu and South Kerala will receive light rainfall. All thanks to the cyclonic seen over Sri Lanka and adjoining South Tamil Nadu.
As fog has tightened its grip over the northwestern plains, maximum temperatures are now expected to drop marginally across the region. But minimums could rise back to normal levels. In Central India, maximums will settle in the range of 22 to 25°C. Minimums will remain between 5 and 8°C.
Day temperatures will settle in the range of 30 to 34°C in South Peninsula. In the interiors, minimums will remain around 17°C, while in the coastal areas night temperatures will higher in the range of 21 to 25°C.
