During the pre-Monsoon season, there are two pockets that contribute the most to the overall percentage of rainfall in the country, one is the hills of North India, other is the northeastern part of the country. The month of March receives more pre-Monsoon rain in comparison to April.
This season so far, the hills have underperformed. Rain in Jammu and Kashmir is deficient by 42%, while in Himachal Pradesh it is deficient by 47% and in Uttarakhand by 16% (+/-19% considered normal). According to meteorologists at Skymet, the rain bearing weather systems -Western Disturbances- have been frequent but they have not been intense and active this pre- Monsoon.
According to weatherman, the Western Disturbance that was prevalent in the hills has cleared after giving rain in the region from April 23-25. The maximum activity during this period in terms of rainfall was seen on April 24, reducing in intensity by April 25.
During this spell, Jammu and Kashmir turned out to be the main beneficiary. The system has now cleared up but the remnants of this system might again give some weather activity in the region starting April 29 in terms of rain and clouding.
The weather activity is likely to become more widespread between April 30 and May 1. Similar conditions are going to prevail in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. But its intensity and spread will be more over Jammu and Kashmir.
The higher reaches of the hills might witness snowfall while the lower and mid-reaches would get to see rain and thundershowers with strong winds of 40-50 kmph. During this period, activities like thunderstorm and lightning cannot be ruled out either.
Also, in the absence of any weather activity, the coming day starting today would witness rise in temperatures.
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