Here is the weather forecast for India.
Friday (February 16)
- Scattered rain/snow is possible over Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh.
- Dense fog is likely to occur in isolated pockets in northern, central and eastern India in the morning hours.
Saturday (February 17)
- Scattered rain/snow with thunderstorms likely over Ladakh.
- Scattered rain/snow may occur over Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh.
- Scattered rain is possible over Sikkim, western sub-Himalayas, Bengal and Assam.
- Dense fog may cover isolated places in northern, central and eastern India in the morning hours.
National 5-day forecast:
A new Western Disturbance is expected to impact the Western Himalayan region from the end of next week to early next week, bringing hailstorm and widespread light to moderate rain or snowfall with heavy rain or snowfall over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan and Muzaffar. Abad. Himachal Pradesh on February 18-20, and in Uttarakhand on February 19.
Scattered to moderately light to moderate rains accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, hail and gusty winds (up to 30-40 to 50 kmph) are likely over Punjab from February 18 to 20; Haryana, Chandigarh and western Uttar Pradesh from February 19 to 21 and Rajasthan from February 19 to 20.
Additionally, dense fog is likely to occur across the northern plains for several days, Bihar and Odisha on February 17.
Maximum temperatures are expected to be above normal to well above normal across most parts of India during this period, while temperatures will be below normal to well below normal across central India and eastern India. Minimum temperatures are expected to be higher than normal in India during this period.
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