NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted a wet spell over northwest India, including Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Haryana, and central India till January 9 due to two consecutive active western disturbances. It, however, said that there may not be cold wave conditions over north India during the next five days.
Noting that the minimum temperatures were above normal by 2-5 degree celsius over most parts of northwest India (excluding Uttar Pradesh), west Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and near normal over the rest part of north and adjoining central India during the past 24 hours, the IMD said that “no significa-nt change in minimum temperatures” is likely over most parts of northwest India during next 4-5 days.
“Gradual rise in minimum temperatures by 2-4 degree C is very likely over most parts of central India during next 2 days and no significant change thereafter for subsequent three days,” it said while ruling out the possibility of cold wave conditions in the regions during next five days.
Referring to the western disturbance which is very likely to affect northwest India from Thursday night onwards, the Met department said under its influence, an induced cyclonic circulation is very likely to form over southwest Rajasthan and neighbourhood on Friday. “High moisture feeding from Arabian Sea is also very likely over northwest & central India during Friday-Saturday. Under its influence, isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall is likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad on Friday-Saturday and over Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand on Saturday,” it said.
The IMD also predicted the possibility of “isolated heavy rainfall over Punjab and Haryana & Chandigarh on Saturday and isolated thunderstorm activity accompanied with hailstorms over Madhya Pradesh on Saturday-Sunday, and over Vidarbha on Sunday”.
Noting that the minimum temperatures were above normal by 2-5 degree celsius over most parts of northwest India (excluding Uttar Pradesh), west Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and near normal over the rest part of north and adjoining central India during the past 24 hours, the IMD said that “no significa-nt change in minimum temperatures” is likely over most parts of northwest India during next 4-5 days.
“Gradual rise in minimum temperatures by 2-4 degree C is very likely over most parts of central India during next 2 days and no significant change thereafter for subsequent three days,” it said while ruling out the possibility of cold wave conditions in the regions during next five days.
Referring to the western disturbance which is very likely to affect northwest India from Thursday night onwards, the Met department said under its influence, an induced cyclonic circulation is very likely to form over southwest Rajasthan and neighbourhood on Friday. “High moisture feeding from Arabian Sea is also very likely over northwest & central India during Friday-Saturday. Under its influence, isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall is likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad on Friday-Saturday and over Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand on Saturday,” it said.
The IMD also predicted the possibility of “isolated heavy rainfall over Punjab and Haryana & Chandigarh on Saturday and isolated thunderstorm activity accompanied with hailstorms over Madhya Pradesh on Saturday-Sunday, and over Vidarbha on Sunday”.
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