The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that widespread rain or snowfall is very likely to occur in the northern parts of India in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The meteorological bureau has also said cold snap to severe cold snap conditions would prevail in some states due to strengthening lower level northwest / north winds beginning Dec. 29.
In a series of tweets, the meteorological bureau updated its forecasts for the northern states of India until the end of December, saying that cold wave conditions are likely to spread to parts of western and central India by the end of December. this month. “Under the influence of the approaching western unrest, quite widespread rain / snowfall is very likely to occur in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan and Muzaffarabad,” IMD said.
Similarly, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand would also experience rain or snow and rain is expected in Punjab and Haryana on December 27 and 28, IMD said. Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh will also experience cold waves or severe cold wave conditions due to “strengthening of lower level cold and dry northwest / north winds,” IMD said.
Cold day conditions are forecast for these states on December 28 and 29 and December 29 and 30 for northern Rajasthan. Dense to very dense fog is also expected during the morning hours during the morning hours in these states from December 28 through the end of the year. “Frost conditions on the ground are likely to be found in isolated areas of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh during December 28-29, 2020,” IMD tweeted.
Towards the end of December, these cold snap conditions are also expected to extend into western India. “The northern parts of Saurashtra & Kutch and West Madhya Pradesh will also likely experience cold wave conditions these days,” IMD said.
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The IMD had previously predicted that a new western disturbance could affect the western Himalayan region and the northwestern plains of India beginning on December 27 and scattered or isolated rain or snowfall in many northern and northwestern states.
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