India News Get -National Weather Update IMD; Snowfall in Gulmarg | Jammu Kashmir Bhopal UP Bihar Fog Cold wave
This winter, there will be fewer cold snap days. The temperature will also be normal in many parts of the country from December to January-February. The Meteorological Department issued a cold forecast on Monday.
According to the department, cold wave days will be 2-6 days less in the next three months in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, India. ‘Himachal, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. It can happen.
At the same time, except in the hill states, the possibility of cold wave days is very less elsewhere in December. The rains will also be less in the North-West and the North-East.
Meanwhile, pollution in Delhi-NCR remains at dangerous levels. AQI 308 was recorded here until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Here, there was snowfall in Gulmarg and Sonamarg of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening. The mercury reached 10° in some districts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
The 3 southern states of India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, are receiving heavy rains due to storm Fengal. In the last 4 days, 12 deaths were reported due to the storm in Tamil Nadu.
There will be no severe cold, as the area covered by snow has decreased and precipitation has increased. The snow-covered area in the Himalayas has decreased by 32% compared to February this year. Moreover, this time there was 108% rainfall during the monsoon. Due to these two factors, the risk of severe colds is lower this time. Last year, i.e. 2023, the snow covered area was 40% and monsoon rains were only 94%, which caused severe cold.
After fresh snowfall in Machil of Kupwara, houses and roads were covered with snow.
In Barapula, Delhi, buildings were covered in a layer of smog in the morning.
Reduced pollution due to increase in wind speed in Delhi There is some relief in Delhi’s air for the second day in a row. Air quality improved slightly on Monday. However, the AQI still remained in the ‘poor’ category at 280. The AQI was recorded at 308 till 9am on Tuesday.
The Meteorological Department says that due to increase in wind direction in areas of Delhi NCR, pollution will reduce. There is no possibility of temperature drop in Delhi for the next 24 hours. However, the cold could become more pronounced due to light precipitation from December 5.
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