The Meteorological Department says that a Western Disturbance is forming towards the Western Himalayas, due to which there are chances of rain in many parts of the country. There may be rain in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during 19 to 21 February.
People in North India have got relief from the harsh cold but there may be rain in many states in the coming days. The Meteorological Department says that a Western Disturbance is forming towards the Western Himalayas, due to which there are chances of rain in many parts of the country. There may be rain in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during 19 to 21 February. There is an increase in maximum temperature in most of the states of the country, due to which the winter has reduced.
Delhi’s climate
There is light fog in the morning in Delhi and sunshine during the day. The Meteorological Department says that similar weather will continue in the country’s capital till February 19. There are chances of rain in Delhi on 20th February. Today, moderate fog and slight drop in temperature can be seen in Delhi.
According to IMD, the minimum temperature of Delhi will be 8 to 11 degrees Celsius this entire week. The maximum temperature is likely to be between 25 to 26 degrees Celsius.
Weather condition of the country
According to weather forecasting agency Skymet, light to moderate rain is possible in Bihar, Jharkhand, North Chhattisgarh and Sikkim. Whereas light rain is possible at one or two places in Northeast Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Apart from this, rain and snowfall may start in Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from February 17 and continue till February 21. At the same time, between 19 and 21 February, sporadic rain is expected in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, North Rajasthan and Western Uttar Pradesh and there may be dense fog at 1 or 2 places in Odisha.
seasonal activities of the country
According to weather forecasting agency Skymet, the Western Disturbance is described as a trough in the mid-tropospheric westerly winds, with its axis at 5.8 km above sea level and now running along 72°E longitude and north of 30°N latitude. . The induced cyclonic circulation over North Haryana and surrounding areas is 1.5 to 3.1 km above sea level.
Apart from this, a cyclonic circulation is forming at low level in Marathwada and surrounding areas. A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayas from February 17.