New Delhi: The weather in the country has once again taken a turn. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued an alert for heavy rain and snowfall in 11 states for Friday, October 23. Cold has increased in North India while heavy rains are continuing in South India. The air quality in Delhi-NCR is continuously deteriorating. There is fog in the morning and evening.
According to the Meteorological Department, there may be light to moderate rain in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram by this evening, which is expected to provide some relief from pollution. The maximum temperature in Delhi has fallen below 30 degrees and the minimum is around 19 degrees. The AQI remained in the poor category for the third consecutive day, with the average AQI recorded at 222.
Two types of weather in UP
Two types of weather are being seen in Uttar Pradesh also. Cold is increasing in Western UP while the weather is still dry in Eastern UP. There are chances of light rain in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur, Deoria, Banda and Mau. The chill in the morning and evening has increased in Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, Aligarh and Mathura.
Snowfall in the mountains, mercury in minus
The situation is more difficult in the hill states. Snowfall continues in Uttarakhand and Himachal for the third consecutive day. The temperature has reached minus in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Almora. The mercury was recorded at minus 8 degrees in the morning. Chardham Yatra continues even amidst snowfall in Kedarnath. The temperature in 10 cities of Himachal is below 10 degrees. Due to activation of Western Disturbance, further decline may occur in the coming days.
Torrential rain in South India
South India is receiving heavy rains due to the system formed in the Bay of Bengal and the north-east monsoon. It has been raining heavily in Kallakurichi, Ulundurpet, Tirupattur and Madurai in Tamil Nadu since night, resulting in waterlogging in many areas. The next 24 hours are also important in terms of rain in Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry and Odisha.
The Meteorological Department says that the cold will increase rapidly in the plains in the next one week. The temperature in Delhi, UP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh may fall by 4 to 5 degrees. Pink cold has started from the last week of October.