Daily Weather Update for India, March 20: Forecast and Regional Conditions
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Key Takeaways:
- Multiple cyclonic circulations and a Western Disturbance are driving widespread weather activity.
- Rain, thunderstorms and dust storms are expected across North, Central and East India.
- Snowfall is likely in the Himalayan states over the next two days.
- Temperatures are set to drop by 3–5°C across many regions.
Weather systems over the country
A cyclonic circulation is over the central parts of Madhya Pradesh at 0.9 km above mean sea level.
Another cyclonic circulation is over East Uttar Pradesh.
A trough extends from the cyclonic circulation over central Madhya Pradesh to North Interior Karnataka across Vidarbha and Marathwada.
A cyclonic circulation is over West Rajasthan at 1.5 km above mean sea level.
Another cyclonic circulation is over Assam and adjoining parts of Arunachal Pradesh.
A Western Disturbance is over North Pakistan and adjoining areas.
Weather activity during the last 24 hours
During the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain and snowfall, with a few heavy spells, occurred over Jammu & Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.
Light to moderate rain, with isolated snowfall, was witnessed in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand.
Light to moderate rain and thunderstorms associated with strong winds and dust storms occurred over Delhi/NCR, parts of Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and West Uttar Pradesh.
Scattered to widespread rain and thunderstorms occurred over Northeast India.
Light to moderate rain, with one or two heavy spells, occurred over Karnataka and Rayalaseema.
Light to moderate rain occurred at many places in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and South Interior Karnataka.
Light to moderate rain and thunderstorms occurred in Odisha, South Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
Light scattered rain occurred over Gangetic West Bengal, Vidarbha, Telangana, Sikkim and Kutch.
Weather activity during the next 24 hours:
During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain and snowfall, with a few heavy spells, are possible over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the next two days, on March 19 and 20.
Scattered light to moderate rain and snowfall are possible over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Rain and thunderstorms may occur at many places in Northeast India, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and South Interior Karnataka.
Light to moderate rain and thunderstorms, associated with dust storm activities, may occur over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh until tomorrow, March 20.
Scattered rainfall is possible over Gujarat, parts of South Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and parts of South Coastal Karnataka on March 19.
Rain and thundershower activities will gradually shift towards East and Northeast India by March 20. However, many parts of Uttar Pradesh may continue to receive rain and thundershowers on March 20.
Rain and thundershowers are possible over Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh and Northeast India on March 20.
Day and night temperatures may drop by 3 to 5 degrees across many parts of the country during the next two days.
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