| Heavy Snowfall and Rainfall to Lash Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh Over Next 48 Hours, Says IMD | | | Srinagar, November 20: Heavy snowfall and rainfall is set to lash parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh over the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. In its weather bulletin on Wednesday, the weather agency said that fairly widespread rainfall with heavy snow is very likely over Jammu & Kashmir on November 21 and 22 and over Himachal Pradesh on November 22. The IMD said that under the influence of a western disturbance over Iran and nearby regions, thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and hail also very likely at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh during the next two days. Kashmir Receives Early Snowfall! See Gorgeous Pictures of the Valley Drenched in a Carpet of Snow.
The IMD stated that scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on November 20 and 22. Also, thunderstorm with lightning at isolated places likely over parts of southern peninsula during next 2 days.
In Jammu and Kashmir, highways were closed as a precautionary measure after the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall earlier this week. On Monday, the famous ski-resort in Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district recorded about six inches of fresh snowfall.
In Himachal Pradesh, the minimum temperature at most places decreased by a few notches in the last 24 hours due to rains and snowfall at some higher reaches. The minimum temperatures fell by 1-2 degrees Celsius in most parts of the state, the Met department said. |
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