Rainfall likely over Western Himalayan Region in next 24 hrs: IMD

New Delhi: Western Himalayan region is likely to receive scattered rain or snowfall in the next 24 hours due to the influence of a Western Disturbance (WD), predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD).

“Under the influence of a fresh Western Disturbance, fairly widespread to widespread rain/snow is likely over Western Himalayan Region and scattered to fairly widespread rain is likely over plains of northwest India during 6th-7th January,” IMD stated in its All India Weather Warning Bulletin.

Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning/hail at isolated places is also likely over the region during the same period.

According to the weatherman, due to cold weather conditions, the fog was recorded at 5:30 in the morning over the parts of East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. “Moderate to dense fog in isolated pockets over West Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.”

Visibility was less than 200 meters in Kota, Gwalior, Jhansi while in Gaya, Agra and Amritsar, the visibility was only 50 meters each. (ANI)