IMD Rain Alert: A Western Disturbance is active in North India, due to which heavy rain is expected in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh on 26-28 February, Uttarakhand on 27 and 28 February. Apart from this, there is a rain alert in the plains of North India between 26-28 February. At the same time, a heatwave warning has been issued in the Konkan areas in the next 24 hours. A rain alert has been issued in Uttar Pradesh for three days from tomorrow.
In the last 24 hours, maximum temperatures were significantly above normal (5°C or more) at a few places over coastal Karnataka, Konkan & Goa, isolated places over Saurashtra & Kutch, and a few places over Gujarat region (3°C to 5°C). Yesterday, the highest maximum temperature of 39.0°C was recorded at Kannur Airport (Kerala) over the plains of the country.
Due to Western Disturbance, fairly widespread to widespread rain/snowfall accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning is very likely over Western Himalayan region during 26-28 February and the intensity will decrease thereafter. Heavy rain/snowfall is likely at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh during 26-28 February, very heavy rain/snowfall at isolated places over Uttarakhand on 27th and 28th February, very heavy rain/snowfall at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh on 27th and 28th February.
Rain alert for three days in UP
Talking about the plains of North India, scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunder and lightning is likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh during 26 February to 1 March. Thunderstorms and lightning will occur over Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan during 27 February to 1 March. Strong winds (speed 30-40 kmph) are likely over Punjab and Haryana on 27 and 28 February. Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Punjab on 28 February.
Temperature of North-West India will decrease
At the same time, there will be sporadic to fairly widespread rain with thunder and lightning in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal and Kerala and Mahe during 27 February to 02 March. Heavy rain is expected at some places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during 27 February to 01 March in Lakshadweep on 01 and 02 March. According to the Meteorological Department, there is no possibility of any significant change in the maximum temperature in North-West India during the next 24 hours, but thereafter it will gradually fall by 3-5 °C.
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