Weather update today: IMD predicts rain in Punjab, Haryana, THESE states; heat wave conditions in Saurashtra, Kutch
light rainfall/snowfall over Western Himalayan Region on 23rd & 24th March over Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad. On Saturday, over 300 people who were stranded at various places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh due to heavy snowfall were airlifted by the Indian Air Force, an official said as reported by PTI. Heavy snowfall led to closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh National Highway.
Moreover, a fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from the night of 26th March due to which isolated to scattered light rainfall/snowfall with thunderstorms and lightning has been predicted over Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from 26-29 March. The weather department has also predicted heavy rainfall/snowfall over Arunachal Pradesh during 25 and 26 March; over Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on 25 March. In the North East India, the weather officie stated that heavy rainfall is likely over Assam and Meghalaya 25th and 26th March.
It has also predicted scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during 23 - 29 March. Light rainfall has been predicted over Punjab, Haryana on 24 March and with thunderstorms and lightning over Rajasthan today. As per RWFC Delhi, cloudy sky with possibility of light drizzle at one or two places towards evening/night.
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