New Delhi, January 5
          Rainfall:  Weather was mainly dry over the region.  
Deperatures:
           Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures  fell in east Uttar Pradesh, rose appreciably in  Uttaranchal, rose in Himachal Pradesh and changed little  elsewhere. 
Departures:
           They were above normal in Himachal  Pradesh and Uttaranchal and normal in the rest of the  region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 0.7°C  recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).
Forecast valid until the morning of January 7, 2005:
            Rain/snow is likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh,  Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Weather will be mainly  dry in the rest of the region.  	
Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the  morning of January 6, 2005: Partly cloudy sky. Mist/fog in  the morning. Minimum temperature will be around 7°C.  	
Farmers’ weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until  the morning of January 7, 2005: Sky will be partly cloudy.  	
Outlook for the subsequent two days:
           No large change.