Foggy conditions are expected to prevail over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during the next 24 hours but decrease in intensity of fog is expected thereafter. Snowfall and rain is likely to continue over Jammu & Kashmir. Rain is likely to continue over extreme south along the east coast. East and Northeast India will also get rain during this period.
The prevailing high humidity level will drop in northwest India after the next 24 hours leading to gradual decrease in fog. But for the next 24 hours, the humidity level will be as high as 100% during the early morning hours leading to dense or very dense fog. The humidity will be in the range of 90 to 100% during morning and evening hours and moderate foggy conditions will prevail over northwestern states.
The below normal temperatures would continue during the next 48 hours over these regions. The maximum is expected to rise by 2 to 3 °C in the as more sunshine, due to fog abatement, will be see . But relief from cold day conditions are not expected during this period as westerly winds from Pakistan and Afghanistan and northerly from the Himalayas will keep the chill affect continued.
A feeble Western Disturbance is being witnesses over Jammu & Kashmir. Snowfall and rain is expected at one or two places over Jammu & Kashmir. Cloudy to partly cloudy sky will prevail in the state which will not let the day temperatures rise.
A trough of low pressure areas has formed that runs from sub-Himalayan West Bengal to west-central Bay of Bengal. under its influence rain is expected at one or two places over Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya during the next 48 hours.
In the south, extreme southeast coastal areas in Tamil Nadu will receive rain at a few places during the next 24 hours. The trough of low pressure area with a cyclonic circulation has come closer to the coast and lies over southwest Bay of Bengal off Sri Lankan coast. The trough of low pressure area near Lakshadweep has weakened but will give rain at one or two places in north Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep during the next 24 hours.
