A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to approach the Western Himalayan region. Due to the high intensity of this system, most areas are likely to witness snow and rain for next 24-48 hours.
Thereafter with a break of two days, another fresh Western Disturbance is expected to affect the region including parts of Uttarakhand.
So we can say that these two back to back systems will give rain and snow at many places over Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
This will be the first snowfall of the season over North India. To begin with we expect minimum temperatures to rise by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius over these areas, owing to the bank of cloud and change in wind direction. On the other hand, maximum temperatures will fall significantly for 3-4 days.
After the passage of Western Disturbance, minimum temperatures will drop by 3-4 degrees Celsius, while maximums will see a marginal increase due to clear sky and bright sunshine.
Normally, snowfall starts in the first week of November over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh along with a few places over Uttarakhand. But this year it got delayed, the reason being no active Western Disturbance was observed traveling in lower latitudes which may have affected the Western Himalayan region.
Although successive feeble Western Disturbance approached the higher latitudes but they failed to produce any rain and snow over the hilly terrains.
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