Fresh western disturbance is expected to arrive over Western Himalayas on 18th Feb evening. Weather system will persist little longer, untill 21st Feb affecting weather across the mountains. More activity is likely for Jammu & Kashmir, followed by Himachal Pradesh and less over Uttrakhand.
Existing western disturbance is very mild and is mostly affecting higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Cloudy skies are prevailing in the low and mid reaches. Isolated to scattered rain and snow is expected with just mild intensity.
Trailing weather system is more marked having wider spread and intensity. While, resorts like Gulmarg and Pahalgam may have snowfall on 19th and 20th Feb, the lower hills like Srinagar, Patnitop, Manali and Shimla may witness rain and thundershowers on these 2 days. Mussoorie and Nainital are likely to observe light rainfall.
Western disturbance will have an induced cyclonic circulation over parts of Punjab and Rajasthan. This will change the wind pattern across the plains of North India. Therefore, twist in the weather conditions is likely over these parts. Foothills and adjacent parts can expect light rain. Jammu, Kathua, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Ropar, Chandigarh, Rishikesh and Dehradun are likely to have cloudy sky and fleeting showers on 20th and 21st Feb.
Change in the wind pattern will raise the minimum temperatures across the plains. Arrest of winds down the slopes of mountains may even increase the day temperatures, as well. A short break is expected on 22nd Feb and another system is expected from 23rd Feb onward.
