Snowfall on the mountains…
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There was a sharp change in the weather patterns on Saturday and heavy rain occurred in most areas of North and Central India including the national capital and surrounding areas. Strong winds and hailstorm also occurred in many areas. At the same time, there has been heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of the hill states and torrential rains in the lower areas. It rained again in Delhi-NCR this morning.
It rained with strong wind in the national capital on Saturday morning. The Indian Meteorological Department said that despite the rain, the minimum temperature did not fall and it was recorded at 18.2 degrees Celsius. The air quality was also good in the morning and the air quality index was recorded at 148. Due to the effect of western disturbance, there has been rain and hailstorm along with thunderstorm at different places in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and UP. More than 350 roads, including four national highways, are closed due to snow and rain in Himachal.
Rain in many areas of Rajasthan also
Due to the influence of western disturbance, heavy rains were also recorded in many districts of Rajasthan. Dausa and Churu received two centimeters of rain. At the same time, one centimeter rainfall was recorded in some areas of Tonk, Jhalwad, Sawai Madhopur, Jaipur districts. The Meteorological Department has predicted improvement in the weather from next week.
Uttarakhand: Snowfall, rain continues in Garhwal division
Rain and snowfall continued in Garhwal division of Uttarakhand on Saturday also. While there was heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Tehri and Rudraprayag districts, there was intermittent rain throughout the day in the lower areas. Apart from this, cold also increased due to rain in Pauri, Dehradun and Haridwar districts. Along with Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath Dham, tourist places are Roopkund, Vedni Bugyal, Baguwawasa, Ali Bugyal, Bhikaltal, Brahmatal, Bagji Bugyal, Mohini Danda, Second Kedar Madmaheshwar, Third Kedar Tungnath, Kalishila, Hemkund Sahib, Valley of Flowers. Also, there was heavy snowfall in Rudranath, Lal Mati, Nanda Ghunghati, Neeti and Mana Valley, Gangi, Pinswad and Gainwali.
MP: Rain, storm warning in Bhopal…
It rained with strong winds in most areas of Eastern and North Madhya Pradesh and hail fell at some places. The Meteorological Department has predicted similar weather in most areas of the state during the next 24 hours.