The night temperatures in north and northwest India could take a nose dive and a spell of severe cold could return in the region mid-week. The week in these parts starts will overcast conditions with rain at many places over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. These weather conditions would continue till Wednesday. There are chances of hailstorms at one or two places in the plains.
Heavy to very heavy snowfall with extremely heavy at one or two places will hit Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand at the start of the week. These weather conditions would give a fair amount of snowfall till mid-week. Sun will come out in full from Thursday in the northwest hills to melt this snowfall and with winds originating from here would drop the minimum temperatures by at least 5 degrees, so towards the weekend weather would turn severe. The plains will have low temperatures by Saturday and Sunday with plenty of moisture and that would lead to fog in the region as well.
Central India
Madhya Pradesh is expected to receive rain at one or two places from start of the week till mid-week. These parts including Gujarat and Rajasthan are experiencing rain with clouded sky as a trough of low pressure area persists at areas running from Arabian Sea to Rajasthan with a cyclonic circulation over southwest Rajasthan and adjoining Saurashtra and Kutch.
East India
East Uttar Pradesh and east Madhya Pradesh will have rain on Tuesday or Wednesday at one or two places. Fog will make a comeback in east Uttar Pradesh and Bihar thereafter as due to northerly winds minimum temperatures will drop and moisture left over of the Western Disturbance will create fog.
Northeast
A cyclonic circulation over Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura will give rain at one or two places at the start of the week. The reach of ongoing Western Disturbance over Jammu & Kashmir by later in the week will again bring rain in the region.
South
Extreme southern parts of the country could have showers towards weekend as northeasterly winds will bring rain at one or two places.