Weather Update: IMD Forecasts Heavy Rainfall, Hailstorm In Parts Of North India Next Week

The IMD informed that the minimum temperatures remained in the range of 6-10°C over many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan, and others in the past 24 hours. 

IMD predicted widespread rainfall in parts of North India for the upcoming week.

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New Delhi: the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted that several parts of North India, including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh, are expected to receive light isolated rainfall for the upcoming week.

As per the India Meteorological Department, "Light isolated rainfall very likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi  and Uttar Pradesh on 23rd and increase thereafter with scattered to fairly widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm activity during 24th- 26th January, 2023."

The IMD informed that the minimum temperatures remained in the range of 6-10°C over many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Bihar, East Rajasthan, and northwest Madhya Pradesh in the past 24 hours. 

"The minimum temperatures are in the range of 6-10°C over many parts of  Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Rajasthan and in isolated pockets of Bihar, East Rajasthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh," IMD said.

The weather department said that minimum temperatures will rise by 2-3°C over many parts of East India during the next 3 days. They further predicted that dense fog is very likely to prevail during night and morning hours over Himachal Pradesh and Bihar during the next 24 hours and Odisha during the next 48 hours. 

According to IMD, an induced cyclonic circulation lies over southwest Rajasthan and neighbourhood. The Western Disturbance is very likely to move slowly eastwards and with high moisture feeding from the Arabian Sea into the western Himalayan Region at lower and middle tropospheric levels from 24th to 26th January.

The IMD forecasted increased rainfall or snowfall activity with the possibility of heavy falls over the Western Himalayan Region and rainfall activity over the plains of Northwest India from 24 to 26 January. 

Heavy rainfall is also expected in Uttarakhand on 25 and 26 January.

The IMD predicted hailstorms over Himachal Pradesh on 24 and 25 January, over West Uttar Pradesh on 25 January, over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh during 24-26 January.