New Delhi: A fresh feeble Western Disturbance is very likely to cause light rain/snow over Western Himalayan region on December 20 and 21, 2020, according to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Moreover, due to the absence of any active Western Disturbance, near normal rain/snow is also likely over Western Himalayan Region between December 24 and 30.
Cold Day to Severe Cold Day conditions would occur in some to many pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, north Rajasthan and northwest Uttar Pradesh during next two days and abate thereafter. Fall in minimum temperatures by 2-3°C would occur over West India during next 2 days.
Minimum temperatures are at present between 2.0°C to 6.0°C over most parts of northwest India. These are markedly below normal (-5.0°C or less) at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh; appreciably below normal (-3.1°C to -5.0°C) at a few places over West Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places over East Rajasthan, East Uttar Pradesh, Saurashtra and Kutch and Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi; below normal (- 1.6°C to -3.0°C) at a few places over Punjab and Uttarakhand. However, no significant change in minimum and maximum temperatures would occur over Northwest India during next 2 days and rise by 2-3°C in minimum temperatures and 5-6°C in maximum temperatures during subsequent 3 days.
Meanwhile, under the influence of the easterly wave, scattered to fairly widespread rain/thundershowers are very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe and Lakshadweep area during next 3 days. Isolated heavy falls are very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikalon December 18 and 19, and over Kerala and Mahe on December 18 and over Lakshadweep on December 19 and 20, 2020.
– globalbihari bureau
