New Delhi: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a western disturbance may cause light precipitation in Delhi and other neighbouring north India states between January 22 and January 27.
From January 21 to January 27, snowfall and hailstorms are anticipated in states like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
On January 23, 2023, light to scattered rain or thundershowers are anticipated in Punjab, particularly in Chandigarh, Haryana, Chandigarh, north Rajasthan, and western Uttar Pradesh.
Delhi’s minimum temperature on Saturday dropped to 6.2 degrees Celsius, which is one degree below average. The minimum temperature was four degrees lower than Friday’s measurement of 10.6 degrees Celsius, according to IMD’s Safdarjung observatory, a representative of Delhi’s weather.
Delhi was suffering from a protracted cold wave until Thursday. When the minimum temperature drops four or more notches below average or when it is below 4 degrees Celsius, the IMD announces a cold wave scenario.
However, the weather office will proclaim a “severe” cold wave day when the minimum temperature is two degrees Celsius or more than 6.5 degrees below average.
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According to IMD data, the majority of January was exceptionally cold and extended for Delhi inhabitants.
Over the next seven days, especially starting at the beginning of next week, the current rain and snowstorm that is affecting the country’s most northern regions will not only persist but also get worse.
The neighbouring northwestern plains will also be affected by these western disturbances in the meanwhile. As a result, its states may suffer rainy weather for the following 24 hours and then again from January 23 to 26.
