IMD Weather Update: A cyclonic circulation brewing over Northeast Assam is expected to affect different states over the next few days. Under its influence, Arunachal Pradesh will likely receive heavy rainfall on the 19th of February and light to moderate rain till the 23rd. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts isolated to scattered light rainfall activity over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim during the next 7 days.
Gusty winds traveling at 30 to 40 km/hr are likely to impact Assam, Meghalaya, and other regions including Manipur, and Mizoram until today. According to IMD, a fresh western disturbance is expected to bring scattered light to moderate rain and snowfall accompanied by thunderstorms & lightning over Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand on 19th & 20th Feb and isolated light rain and snowfall thereafter from 21st to 23rd February.
Here’s a breakdown of the incoming weather influenced by fresh western disturbances:
Isolated To Scattered Light Rain
Punjab and Haryana: 19th and 20th Feb
East Rajasthan: 18th and 19th Feb
West Uttar Pradesh: 20th Feb
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Dense Fog Warning
Visibility between 50-199 m was reported in isolated pockets of Gangetic West Bengal and Punjab. According to IMD’s latest update and data, dense fog conditions are expected to continue to prevail during early morning hours in isolated pockets of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim on 19th February, 2025.
‘Moderate’ AQI In Delhi/NCR
The air quality returned to the moderate category today as the overall AQI was recorded at 185 at 6 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts a partly cloudy sky over the national capital till the 21st of February, 2025.
There has been a rise in minimum and maximum temperatures up to 01-02°C over Delhi/NCR during the past 24 hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures over Delhi are in the range of 27 to 29°C and 13 to 14°C respectively.
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