Weather: Rain is likely to continue in North India; Heavy showers and snowfall are predicted in Himalayan region

Rain is expected to continue for the next few days in the northern region. Also, there is a possibility of heavy showers and snowfall in the Himalayan Mountains. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/snowfall over the Western Himalayan Region and light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall over the plains of northwest India on 29th & 30th January 2023.

Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/snowfall over Western Himalayan Region and light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall over plains of northwest India on 29th & 30th January, 2023.

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 26, 2023

Today’s Weather Update

Cold wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets over West Rajasthan.

Scattered rain with thunderstorms may occur over Lakshadweep.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, East Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh can expect isolated rain.

Shallow to moderate fog is possible at isolated places in Northeast India in the morning hours.

Air qualities are likely to be very poor over North India, Central India and East India, and poor over Northeast India, West India and South India.

IMD on Weather Report

Due to the Western disturbances, the IMD has predicted heavy rain and snowfall at isolated places over the western Himalayan region on January 29 and 30.

The Western Disturbance seen as a trough in middle tropospheric levels roughly along Long. 70°E to the north of Lat. 32°N. Under the influence of this:
Light isolated rainfall/ snowfall very likely to continue over Western Himalayan Region on 26th January. pic.twitter.com/imJdEb1Ken

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 26, 2023

The IMD predicted hailstorms at many places in Himachal Pradesh on January 29, and Uttarakhand on January 29 and 30. In East Rajasthan on January 28 and 29 and West Rajasthan on January 29.

Amidst the cold wave, light to moderate rain/snowfall was observed in Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Light to moderate rainfall was observed over Lakshadweep, and parts of Madhya Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and North Interior Karnataka.

Also Read: Western Disturbance leads to rainfall in Northern region this week, reports the IMD

Delhi experiences ‘best AQI’ this season

The national capital, Delhi recorded the season’s best air quality the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) settled at 160. This was the first moderate air quality day in January this year.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’. The improved air quality is attributed to favourable wind speed, dispersing pollutants.