A fresh Western Disturbance is currently over North Afghanistan and adjoining parts of Pakistan. This system would start affecting Jammu and Kashmir by tonight in terms of light scattered rainfall activities. The intensity of rain is expected to increase by April 24 with several parts of Jammu and Kashmir observing light to moderate rain and thundershowers. Isolated places in the higher reaches may also witness snowfall activities.
Himachal Pradesh may also receive scattered rain and thundershower activities during this period. While rain in Uttarakhand will be isolated. The Western Disturbance will keep giving weather activities over all the three hilly states until April 25. Thereafter, the weather will move eastward leading to dry conditions once again.
Vaishno Devi in Katra too will get to witness scattered rain and thundershowers on April 24 and 25. However, pre-Monsoon rains won’t be heavy in nature, thus if you have any plans to visit the Vaishno Devi shrine, there is no need to postpone them.
The northern districts of Punjab likePathankot, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Chandigarh might also receive scattered rain and thundershower activities on April 24 and 25. These rains would be for a short duration and if in case the activity is intense, there can be some damage to wheat crop.
We are now in the fourth week of April; therefore, frequency and intensity of Western Disturbances will not be as strong as they were in the months of February and March. Heavy spell of rain is therefore a rare chance in the region and normal life will carry on as usual.
During these weather activities, temperatures are expected to drop by two to four degrees. While April 26 onward, due to clearance of the weather activity and cloud cover, temperatures will once again start rising. The weather in Kullu, Manali, Nainital and Dharamshala will be pleasant and comfortable. While, post rains, day would become warm over Jammu, Solan, Katra, Nahan,Rishikeshand Dehradun.
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