Dry weather conditions have been going on over most parts of Northwest India for the past many days. Although the northern districts of Punjab saw rain and hailstorms on October 9, most parts of Punjab as well as Haryana remained dry during that time.
Now an active western disturbance has approached the Western Himalayas. Its impact will be felt across the Hills of the western Himalayas in the form of rain and snowfall. However, many parts of Punjab Haryana and Delhi may witness scattered light to moderate rain. Rain activities will commence over Punjab and parts of Haryana on October 14.
These rain activities may cover almost the entire Punjab, Haryana, Delhi parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on October 15. The intensity of rain may increase significantly over Punjab and North Haryana as well as parts of West Rajasthan on October 16 with chances of isolated hailstorms.
The weather will start clearing up from October 17 from Northwest India but localized activity may continue until October 20 or 21st. The minimum temperature may start dropping from October 18 onward over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and North Rajasthan. Maximum temperatures may also witness a fall of 2 to 3° from October 15 over Punjab and Haryana and from October 16 over Delhi, Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh.