The India Meteorological Department said on Monday that from January 29 to February 4, northwest India, including adjoining plains, is likely to experience the impact of three consecutive western disturbances.
As a consequence of these disturbances, Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand are expected to witness light to moderate rainfall and snowfall over the next seven days. Additionally, isolated instances of heavy rainfall/snowfall are likely in specific regions, such as Kashmir on January 30 and 31, Himachal Pradesh on January 31 and February 1, Uttarakhand on January 31, and Arunachal Pradesh on February 2.
The weather agency predicts that these western disturbances will also lead to light to moderate rainfall over Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh on January 31 and February 1. Furthermore, there is a possibility of isolated hailstorms over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on January 31 and February 2.
IMD’s forecast includes expectations of dense to very dense fog and cold to severe cold day conditions over Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the next 24 hours, with gradual improvement thereafter. On January 30, isolated pockets of Uttarakhand and Odisha are forecasted to experience dense fog, while North Rajasthan will witness it on both January 30 and 31.
According to IMD, cold day to severe cold day conditions are expected to persist in some parts of Uttar Pradesh on January 29, in isolated pockets on January 30, and cold day conditions in isolated pockets over East Uttar Pradesh on January 31.