The India Meteorological Department or IMD forecasted light snowfall and
rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir as a result of a western disturbances.
The Weather department also said thunderstorms and hailstorms are likely
in central India until November 26-27 due to an oncoming western disturbance.
Speaking to IMD scientist Soma Sen Roy said, “Western disturbance is
around 55 degrees. This same western disturbance will cause light snowfall and
rainfall in Jammu & Kashmir. One more Western disturbance is coming around
November 25. There is a possibility of thunderstorms and hailstorms in central
India until November 26 or 27.”
Soma Sen Roy further told ANI that the current weather is mostly focused
on the south Peninsular India.
“A deep circulation has been made in the lower levels, and so with heavy
rainfall, we have issued an orange alert,” added Soma Sen Roy.
Western disturbances are extratropical storms that originate in the
Mediterranean Sea or Caspian Sea. They bring non-monsoonal rainfall to
northwest India, as well as sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the
Indian subcontinent. The disturbances can also cause snow and fog.
Earlier on Tuesday, Soma Sen Roy said that a deep easterly wave
prevailing over peninsular India could bring heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu and
Kerala over the next couple of days.
“A deep Easterly wave is prevailing over peninsular India because of
which Tamil Nadu and Kerala are experiencing heavy rain and the wet weather is
likely to persist over the next two days. However, the quantum of rainfall
would decrease thereafter,” Sen told ANI.
She further said that on November 24-25, dark clouds are expected to
gather over Northwest India.
ANI
