New Delhi: Although the south-west monsoon has departed from North India, there will be no respite from the rain. After rain in many states including Delhi on Monday, the Meteorological Department has again issued a warning of heavy rain. According to the latest bulletin of India Meteorological Department (IMD), there is a possibility of heavy rain, hailstorm and thunderstorm in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh in the next three days. During this period, winds can blow at a speed of up to 60 km per hour, which can cause damage to crops and power infrastructure.
Western disturbance will spoil the weather
IMD said that at present a Western Disturbance is active in the form of a cyclonic circulation over north-western Uttar Pradesh, with a trough in the upper atmosphere. For this reason the weather is changing. The minimum temperature recorded in Haryana's Karnal on Monday was 15 degrees, which was the lowest in the plains. The department has warned of thunderstorms along with winds at a speed of 40-50 km and hailstorm at isolated places in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on October 14 and 15. People have been advised to stay indoors during the storm, not stand under trees and avoid unnecessary travel.
How will the weather be in Delhi-NCR?
In Delhi-NCR, the sky will be clear to partly cloudy on October 13 and 14, but there is a possibility of light rain and thunderstorm and lightning on October 15 and 16. On October 16, the maximum temperature may fall to 30-32 degrees.
Alert in these states also
There may be heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday-Thursday. Rain is expected in Uttarakhand between 13 and 19 October and hailstorm on 15. There may be rain with thunderstorm in Rajasthan from 13 to 15 October.
Whereas in UP there will be rain in western and eastern districts between 13th to 16th October. There are chances of rain in Central India and Eastern India also at the end of the week. In South India too, there is a warning of heavy rain in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu between October 14 and 18.