Tribune News ServiceNew Delhi, February 12
Rainfall: Rain/snow has occurred at most places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Rain/thundershowers have occurred at most places in Punjab and east Uttar Pradesh, at many places in Haryana and west Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in east Rajasthan. Weather was dry in the rest of the region.
The chief amounts of precipitation are: Haryana: Karnal 10 cms, Nilokheri 8 cms, Chandigarh and Chhachhrauli 5 cms each and Ayanagar, Narwana and Thanesar 2 cms each; Himachal Pradesh: Kandaghat 7 cms, Shimla 6 cms, Sunibhaji 5 cms, Kahu 4 cms, Kasol and Sundernagar 3 cms each, Berthin and Dhundhi 2 cms each and Baijnath, Bhang, Nagrotasurian, Pandoh and Solangnala 1 cm each; Jammu and Kashmir: Katra 3 cms, Banihal and Jammu 2 cms each and Batote, Kupwara and Pahalgam 1 cm each; Punjab: Amritsar 4 cms, Ferozepore, Gurdaspur, Malerkotla and Ropar 2 cms each and Ludhiana 1 cm; east Uttar Pradesh: Bahraich 4 cms, Allahabad and Varanasi 3 cms each and Gorakhpur and Sultanpur 1 cm each; West Uttar Pradesh: Sarsawa 2 cms and Uttarakhand: Mukteshwar 3 cms, Pantnagar 2 cms.
Temperature:
Past 24 hours change: The minimum temperatures fell in east Rajasthan and Uttarakhand and changed little elsewhere.
Departure:
They were appreciably above normal in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, east Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, above normal in Punjab and west Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 7.9 °C recorded at Ludhiana (Punjab).
Forecast (valid until the morning of February 14):
Rain/snow will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in Haryana, Punjab and east Uttar Pradesh and at a few places in the rest of the region. Hailstorms/thunder squalls are likely at isolated places in the region. Heavy rainfall warning: Isolated heavy rain/snow is likely in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely in north Haryana and Punjab.
Outlook for the subsequent two days:
Scattered to fairly wide spread rain/snow likely to continue in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Decrease in rainfall in the rest of the region.
Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood (valid until the morning of February 14): Cloudy sky with rain/thundershowers. Possibility of hailstorm/thunder squalls in some areas. The minimum temperature will be around 13°C.
Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Light to moderate rain will occur at many places. Thunder squalls with wind speed exceeding 65 kmph likely at a few places.
Outlook for the subsequent two days: Decrease in rainfall.
