Mother Nature’s wrath unfolds nationwide: cold snaps, downpours, snowstorms, and gale-force winds battering from plains to peaks. Delhi’s January rainfall shatters four-year records at 24 mm, punctuated by Tuesday’s thunder-rain spectacle. Look for January 28’s 12°C min amid fog, maxing 18°C under clearing skies. Slight warming till January 31, then yellow alert for February 1 deluge.
Storm watch for Uttarakhand on 28th—heavy rain, thunder, 60 km/h winds, mountain snow. Bihar et al. see showers, winds; Sikkim hail risk. Western disturbance inbound late 30th, fueling February 1-2 rain and snow in northwest hills and plains.
Fog menace: Jan 28-30 thickens over Himachal-Punjab-Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi; UP-north MP-Rajasthan-Bihar too. Cold waves in Himachal-Punjab-Haryana to 31st; Himachal cold days.
Himachal orange for Kullu-Chamba-Kinnaur-Lahul-Spiti: 22cm Gondhla snow, 21.3cm Kukumseri, 20cm Kothi; Tabo -8.9°C. J&K snow siege—58 flights canceled Srinagar, highway shut, avalanches warned. Rescue ops ramp up.