Here is the weather forecast for India:
Wednesday (December 21)
- Scattered thundershowers may occur over Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Isolated rain with possibility of lightning is expected over Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal Sub-Himalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.
- Dry weather is expected in other areas.
- Dense fog may occur over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in the early morning.
- Dense fog is likely over Himachal Pradesh, northwest Rajasthan, Bihar, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, around Sikkim in the early morning.
Thursday (December 22)
- Showers and thunderstorms are expected over Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Isolated rainfall with possibility of lightning is possible over Arunachal Pradesh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe.
- Dry weather is expected in other areas.
- Dense fog is likely over Punjab, Haryana and Delhi in the morning.
- Dense fog may occur over Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in the early morning.
5 day forecast nationwide
3-day precipitation forecast Wednesday through Saturday morning.
(TWC Met Team)
A low pressure area (LPA) is located over the central parts of the southern Bay of Bengal. This LPA is expected to move west-northwestward towards the Sri Lankan coast during the next 24 hours. Isolated or scattered rains are likely over south India during this forecast period.
Meanwhile, due to the dry north/northwesterly winds from the Himalayas in the northwestern plains of India, from cold to severe cold waves It is expected to continue over isolated places in northern Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan for the next five days. Moreover, severe cold wave conditions They are possible over Punjab from December 22nd to December 25th.
Furthermore, gentle moisture-laden winds at lower tropospheric levels are likely to affect the Indo-Gangetic plains. dense to very dense fog in many/few pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during night/morning in next two days and dense fog in isolated pockets in these regions in next three days.
Dense fog isolated pockets are also very likely in next five days over Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal Sub-Himalayan and North West Sikkim in next two days. Dry weather is seen in other areas during this projection period.
In terms of mercury level, maximum temperatures are expected to be near or above normal, markedly high in northeast India and below average in northwest parts of the country. The overnight minimum is likely to be below normal or below normal in the northwestern regions of the country, while other areas are expected to be above normal.
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