New Delhi (NVI): The movement of western disturbances into northwest India is likely to cause heavy rain and snowfall in the parts of north India and adjoining plains, on Friday and Saturday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The Met department took to Twitter and said “The Western Disturbance as a trough in mid-tropospheric westerlies runs roughly along Long. 60°E to the north of Lat. 25°E.”
Under its influence, fairly widespread to widespread rain and snowfall have been predicted over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh, along with isolated heavy rain/snowfall over Uttarakhand, on December 11-12.
The Western Disturbance as a trough in mid-tropospheric westerlies runs roughly along Long. 60°E to the north of Lat. 25°E. Under its influence: fairly widespread to widespread rain/snowfall over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 10, 2020
The Met department also forecast, isolated to scattered rainfall very likely over Haryana and Chandigarh and Punjab during this period. Due to high moisture feeding from Arabian Sea to northwest India at lower and mid tropospheric levels.
On the other hand, the likes of Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad on December 11- 12 will witness isolated heavy rain and snow.
Meanwhile, thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and hail at isolated places over Jammu Division, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on 11 and 12 December. Delhi region will also experience light rain and thundershowers at isolated places during December 11th and the forenoon of 12th, IMD further said.
In view of all the above predictions, the Met department on Tuesday issued a yellow watch over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi on Friday and Saturday, and over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.
-RJV
