Fresh Western Disturbance to Bring Rain and Snow to the Himalayas; Fog Grips the North, Heavy Rain Likely in Tamil Nadu

A fresh western disturbance is expected to reach the western Himalayan region from Tuesday, 10 November, bringing rain and snowfall to Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, according to the India Meteorological Department’s forecast of 9 November, as reported by Down To Earth.

Jammu and Kashmir and nearby areas could see rain and snow around 12 and 13 November. Himachal Pradesh may get rain between 11 and 15 November, while Uttarakhand could see another spell from 13 to 15 November. Parts of Punjab may receive light to moderate showers between 12 and 15 November. Thunderstorms and winds of 40 to 50 km/h, gusting to 60 km/h, are also possible in the affected areas.

Fog has already been a problem on the northern plains. Very dense fog was recorded in parts of Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi early on 9 November, and eastern Uttar Pradesh saw moderate to dense fog. Motorists have been asked to drive slowly, keep a safe distance and use fog lights.

In the south, isolated heavy rain is forecast for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, linked to an upper-air cyclonic circulation over south-east Bangladesh and a trough running across southern Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Arabian Sea. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands could get widespread rain with heavy spells between 9 and 13 November.

Several eastern and north-eastern states, including West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Assam and Meghalaya, may also see scattered showers this week, with maximum temperatures in eastern India expected to dip by 2 to 3°C.

Featured image: Humayun’s Tomb in foggy winter morning.jpg by Sudipta Maulik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources

• Down To Earth — Daily weather tracker: Dense fog grips North India; heavy rain forecast for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry