Weather update and forecast for January 29 across India
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Rain, hailstorms, and snowfall affected parts of North, Central, and Western India in the last 24 hours.
- Minimum temperatures dropped sharply in western regions, while some northern and eastern areas saw a rise.
- Thunderstorms with rain and snowfall are likely over Uttarakhand and parts of East India on January 28.
- Dense fog may persist over parts of North India, impacting visibility and travel.
The weather system over the country:
The Western disturbance over north Pakistan and neighborhood now lies over Jammu Kashmir and neighborhood at 3.1 km above mean sea level with a trough aloft running roughly along longitude 74 degree east to the north of latitude 22° north.
A cyclonic circulation is over Southwest Rajasthan.
A trough is extending from Vidarbha to northeast Uttar Pradesh across east Madhya Pradesh extending up to 0.9 km above mean sea level.
The fresh Western disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India from night of January 30.
Weather Activity in the last 24 hours:
During the last 24 hours, Light to moderate rain with isolated heavy spells associated with hail storms occurred over parts of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Light to moderate rain and snowfall with isolated heavy spells occurred over western Himalayas.
Light occurred over east Uttar Pradesh.
Isolated light rain occurred over Madhya Maharashtra, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Bihar.
Minimum temperatures dropped by 3 to 4 degrees across west Punjab, west Haryana, west Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and north Maharashtra.
Minimum temperatures increased by 3 to 4 degrees over Delhi, East Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and east Madhya Pradesh.
Very dense fog occurred in parts of Assam, Meghalaya, and coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Forecast for the next 24 hours:
During the next 24 hours, Rain and snowfall associated with thunderstorm lightening and strong winds may occur over Uttarakhand on January 28.
Scattered rain and thunderstorm associated with lightning may occur over east Uttar Pradesh, parts of Bihar and north Chhattisgarh on January 28.
Minimum temperature may fall gradually by 2 to 3 degrees over North West, central and east India, Gujarat, and Maharashtra during the next 2 days.
Dense fog is possible over parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, north Madhya Pradesh and north Rajasthan.
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