Spotty showers over North-West may last beyond a week

VINSON KURIAN Updated - January 27, 2018 at 12:03 PM.

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The heavy rain and thundershowers belt is now moving into East and North-East India, with Arunachal Pradesh expected to be affected the most today.

Thunderstorms accompanied by squall/ hail are likely over East Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, hills of West Bengal and Sikkim.

Thunderstorms accompanied by squall are also likely at Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, according to an outlook by the India Met Department.

Tomorrow, thunderstorms accompanied by squall will canter into Odisha, Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh, apart from the familiar terrain over East and North-East India.

FRESH DISTURBANCE

Meanwhile, a fresh western disturbance entering North-West India by Wednesday would trigger fresh rain and snow over the Western Himalayas, the Met said.

Thunderstorms accompanied by squall/ hail would roll out across the plains including Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and North Rajasthan.

According to an outlook of the US Climate Prediction Centre, the occasional rain/ thundershower regime will persist over Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand until March 25.

In the South, parts of Kerala and coastal Karnataka will continue to witness occasional showers until the end of the month.

Published on March 14, 2016 06:09