Hailstorm, Winds Up To 50 Km Per Hour Likely In Delhi Next Week
The northwest of India, including Delhi, is expected to have light to moderate rain and hailstorms with gusts gusting to 50 kph next week, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Northwest India is predicted to see an active Western Disturbance from January 21 to January 25 according to the weather service.
A light to moderate hailstorm is predicted to occur on January 23 and 24 in isolated locations over Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, and north Rajasthan.
“Under its influence, rainfall/snowfall is likely to commence over the western Himalayan region in the early hours of January 21 and continue till January 25 with peak activity on January 23-24,” it said in a statement.
It warned that on January 23 and 24, winds occasionally reaching to 50 kph are very likely to dominate throughout Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and west Uttar Pradesh.
Delhi has not yet experienced any rain this winter. The lack of significant western disturbances in November and December is attributed to it by the Met department.
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