A cyclonic circulation has formed over the south-east Arabian Sea, due to which a low pressure area has formed over the south-east and adjoining east central Arabian Sea. According to Skymet Weather report, the low pressure area is likely to move in west-northwest direction and spread well during the next 24 hours. Skymet Weather estimates that the depression is likely to further intensify into a cyclone over the central Arabian Sea around October 21.
Due to the formation of this low pressure area, light to moderate rain occurred over Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, parts of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Konkan and Goa during the last 24 hours. Light to moderate rain and snowfall occurred in Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. Light rain occurred in Punjab, Haryana, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Karnataka, Sikkim, Assam and parts of Rajasthan.
It also rained in Delhi on Tuesday night. Along with rain, strong winds also blew in Delhi NCR. According to the Meteorological Department, five mm of rain was recorded in Delhi from 8:30 am on Monday to 8:30 am on Tuesday. Apart from this, the temperature of Delhi has also dropped due to heavy rains. Due to snowfall in the mountains, the temperature of Delhi is also falling. It is being predicted that it is going to be very cold this festive season.
The higher hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh received moderate snowfall during the last 24-hour period ending at 3 pm on Tuesday while Narkanda and Khadapathar in Shimla district witnessed the first snowfall of this month.
Meteorological Department officials gave this information. Officials said that cold wave was felt in high altitude tribal areas and other high altitude hilly areas in Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, Chamba and Kullu and the temperature in these areas was minus three to five degrees. Stayed down till.
Shimla-based Meteorological Department Director Surinder Paul said that Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Rohtang Pass, Churdhar Range, Jalori Pass and Jot (Chamba) have received snowfall while Narkanda, Kharapathar and Hatu peaks of Shimla district have received snowfall in the month of October. It has snowed for the first time. The local meteorological department has data available only for major places.
According to the weather office, the minimum temperatures in tribal areas Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district and Kalpa in Kinnaur district were recorded at 0.7 degrees Celsius and 1.7 degrees Celsius respectively. The minimum temperature in the major tourist destination Manali was four degrees Celsius.
According to Skymet Weather, light to moderate rain with one or two heavy spells may occur over Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the next 24 hours. Light to moderate rain may occur in parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Light rain is possible in Sikkim, Northeast India, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka and Western Himalayas. There may be high waves in the sea in Kerala coast and Lakshadweep area.
Here, in the country’s capital Delhi, the minimum temperature on Wednesday was recorded one degree above normal i.e. 17.3 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the air quality index (AQI) in the city was in the moderate category at 9 am. The air quality in the city was in the poor category on Sunday and Monday. The air quality has improved due to rain with strong winds in parts of the city on Monday night. (Courtesy of Language Input)
