The MeT office mentioned that Thursday was Delhi’s coldest morning in March in the last five years.
Light to moderate rainfall and snowfall is likely over the western Himalayan Region from March 11-13 while light rainfall over adjoining plains is predicted during the same period, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned in the latest weather forecast.
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Two western disturbances in quick succession are likely to affect northwest India on March 10 and March 12. Under the influence of these systems, rainfall and snowfall are likely over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand during March 10-12.
Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall is also predicted over the region on March 13 and 14, IMD mentioned.
Delhi’s experiences coldest March morning in last 5 years
People in Delhi woke to a chilly morning on Thursday, as the minimum temperature settled at 8.8 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season’s average.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperature was recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, as per IMD.
The MeT office mentioned that Thursday was Delhi’s coldest morning in March in the last five years.
According to the IMD data from March 2019, the minimum temperature was 6.8 degrees Celsius on March 1 and 9 degrees on March 7. This year, temperatures have been seen to be declining each day in March.
For today, the weather forecast agency has predicted a mainly clear sky on Friday with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 27 degrees Celsius and 9 degrees Celsius, respectively.
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Rainfall in parts of the country
Strong surface winds are very likely to prevail over the plains of Northwest India except South Rajasthan on March 9 and 10.
Further, a cyclonic circulation lies over south Odisha in lower tropospheric levels. Under its influence, isolated rainfall is very likely over Odisha, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim until March 9.
Scattered rainfall and snowfall are likely over Arunachal Pradesh during the subsequent 6 days.
