There is drizzle in many areas of Delhi-NCR this morning. Along with this, the cold is likely to increase. The Meteorological Department has issued a cold wave warning for many states.
Weather Update: The weather in Delhi has changed early in the morning. With the continuous fall in temperature, there is light drizzle in many places in Delhi early this morning. According to the Meteorological Department, light to moderate rain is expected in many places of Delhi and NCR, Safidon, Jind, Panipat, Gohana, Ganaur, Hansi, Meham, Sonipat, Tosham, Rohtak, Kharkhoda, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Loharu. Along with this, light rain/drizzle is expected in Farukhnagar, Kosli, Mahendragarh, Narnaul (Haryana) Baraut, Baghpat, Khekra (UP) Pilani (Rajasthan) Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Narwana, Karnal, Fatehabad, Rajound, Assandh, Barwala, Adampur, Hisar, Siwani, Sohna, Rewari (Haryana) Gangoh, Hastinapur (UP) Sidhmukh, Sadulpur, Bhiwadi. There is a possibility of rain in Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) during the next 2 hours. The northern states of the country are witnessing a double attack of severe cold and fog.
Know the weather of Delhi
The Meteorological Department has predicted an increase in the outbreak of cold wave in some states in the coming days. At the same time, a yellow alert has been issued for heavy rain in coastal Andhra Pradesh on December 20. Dense fog will be seen in Delhi during the morning and night throughout this week.
According to the Meteorological Department (IMD), due to cold winds in Delhi, the temperature may fall further in the coming days. According to IMD, the maximum temperature of Delhi may remain between 23 to 24 degrees Celsius this whole week. While the minimum temperature is likely to remain around 5 to 7 degrees Celsius.
Weather condition of the country
According to weather forecast agency Skymet, during the next 24 hours, light to moderate rains may occur in parts of Andhra Pradesh, North Tamil Nadu and South Odisha with heavy rains at some places. At the same time, light to moderate rains are expected in Rayalaseema, South Interior Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, South Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Apart from this, cold wave conditions may develop in some parts of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. Due to falling temperatures in the national capital, people are living in night shelters.
Weather activities of the country
According to weather forecasting agency Skymet, a deep pressure area is located over the southwest Bay of Bengal. Along with this, the associated upper atmospheric cyclonic circulation extends up to 5.8 km above sea level. At the same time, this system can move northwest towards North Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh coast during the next 24 hours. After this, it can move north along the Andhra Pradesh coast during the next 24 hours. Apart from this, the western disturbance is visible as a trough in the westerly winds of the lower and middle troposphere, whose latitude is north of 28 ° N and longitude is near 70 ° E. Cyclonic circulation over southwest Rajasthan extends up to 1.5 km above sea level. Cyclonic circulation is also formed over Bangladesh.
Temperature drops due to snowfall
Moderate to heavy rain and snowfall occurred in the western Himalayan region since the beginning of December. Due to this, there was a sharp drop in temperature in North India. This snowfall is considered very important for the onset of winter, which occurred due to the effect of western disturbance. As this western disturbance progressed, cold winds from the snow-covered mountains started spreading in parts of northwest and central India, causing a sharp drop in temperature. Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are expected in some places of Himachal Pradesh during 24-26 December.
Possible weather activity during next 24 hours
During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain is likely over Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, South Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh. Scattered light rain is possible over North Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi. Light rain and snowfall is possible over Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh and upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir. Cold wave conditions may prevail over parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad. Dense fog is likely over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Jharkhand and Odisha.