IMD weather update: Heavy rain, snowfall warning in these states. Details here
2 min read . Updated: 05 Feb 2022, 06:23 PM IST
Premium- IMD has warned of widespread rainfall with thunderstorms over West Bengal, Sikkim and Northeast India in the next 24 hours
- Some parts of MP and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Jammu & Kashmir, HP to experience the cold wave
IMD (India Meteorological Department), in its latest weather forecast, has warned of widespread rainfall with thunderstorms over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim and Northeast India during the next 24 hours.
As per the meteorological department, under the influence of a feeble western disturbance, isolated to scattered light rainfall or snowfall will happen in Western Himalayan Region on February 6 and 7.
It said scattered or fairly widespread rain will also cover the Western Himalayan Region on February 8 and 9, and Punjab and Haryana Chandigarh will experience light rainfall during these two dates.
The IMD said most Northwest India will experience a gradual rise in minimum temperatures by 3-5°C during the next 4 days. Central India, however, will not see a significant change in minimum temperatures during the next 24 hours.
IMD said there will not be any significant change in minimum temperatures over Maharashtra during the next 24 hours but a gradual temperature rise of 3-4°C during subsequent 3-4 days.
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Cold wave
Some parts of Madhya Pradesh and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh will experience the cold wave during the next 24 hours. East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will also experience cold wave conditions during the next 24 hours and over Odisha during the next 2 days.
The minimum temperature in Kashmir also registered a dip, with the meteorological department forecasting rain or snowfall at scattered places in the next 24 hours, officials said on Saturday.
Under the influence of a feeble western disturbance, rainfall or snowfall is very likely over theWestern Himalayan region on 6th and 7th, 8th and 9th February, IMD said.
Dense Fog
Some areas of Himachal Pradesh, north Rajasthan, Bihar, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura will experience dense fog during the next 2 days; over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal will experience moderate to dense fog during the next 3 days. Similar fog conditions will be seen over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and Odisha will also see foggy conditions during the next 4 days.
Rainfall forecast
Gangetic West Bengal: Canning-6, Digha, Diamond Harbour, Haldia and Burdwan-4 each, Bagati, Kolkata(Dumdum) & Midnapore- 3 each, Krishnanagar and Uluberia-2 each;
Odisha: Chandbali-5, Balasore-4, Paradip-2;
Assam & Meghalaya: Haflong-5, Dhubri & Goalpara-4 each, Tangla, Majbat, Guwahati,
Shillong- 2 each;
Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim: Cooch Behar-4, Gangtok, Baghdogra & Jalpaiguri-3 each;
Himachal Pradesh: Shimla Airport and Solan-3 each, Nahan-2;
Uttarakhand: Dehradun-2;
East Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhpur-3,
Bihar: Forbesganj-3, Bhagalpur & Purnea-2 each;
Arunachal Pradesh: Pasighat-2.
