Daily Weather Update for India, February 10: Forecast and Regional Conditions
Key Takeaways:
- Western Disturbance to bring rain and snowfall over the Western Himalayas on February 10–11.
- Highest precipitation intensity expected on February 10 in the Himalayan region.
- Another wet spell likely around February 14–15.
- Minimum temperatures set to rise gradually across northwest and central India.
Weather systems over the country
The Western Disturbance, seen as a cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu, now lies over Punjab and adjoining north Pakistan at 3.1 km above mean sea level.
The induced cyclonic circulation over southwest Rajasthan and adjoining south Pakistan persists over southwest Rajasthan and nearby areas, extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level.
A subtropical westerly jet stream, with core wind speeds of around 125 knots at 12.6 km above mean sea level, prevails over northeast India.
A cyclonic circulation is present over southeast Bangladesh.
Another cyclonic circulation is located over the central parts of Kerala.
Weather activity during the last 24 hours
During the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain occurred at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Dry weather conditions prevailed across the rest of the country.
Minimum temperatures dropped by 2–3°C over Saurashtra and Kutch, while a marginal rise was observed over Punjab, Haryana and north Rajasthan.
Weather Forecast:
During the next 24 hours, scattered light to moderate rain and snowfall may occur over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on February 10 and 11.
The Western Himalayan region is likely to witness higher intensity rain and snowfall on February 10.
Another spell of light rain and snowfall is possible over the same region on February 14 and 15.
Minimum temperatures may gradually increase over parts of northwest and central India during the next 24 hours.
