Significant Weather Features dated 27.12.2020

♦️ Under the influence of the approaching Western Disturbance Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/snowfall is very likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan & Muzaffarabad; scattered rainfall/snowfall over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and isolated rain/thundershowers over northern parts of Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh on 27th-28th December, 2020.

♦️ After the passage of the above system and under the influence of the consequent strengthening of cold & dry northwesterly/northerly lower level winds:
i) Cold Wave to Severe Cold Wave conditions are likely to re-establish over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi from 28th/29th December and over Rajasthan from 29th/30th December and Cold Wave conditions in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh from 29th/30th December. Northern parts of Saurashtra & Kutch is also likely to experience cold wave conditions on 28th-29th December.
ii) Ground Frost conditions are likely in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh during 29th-31st December, 2020. iii) Cold Day conditions are likely over Punjab during next 24 hours.

iv) Dense to very dense fog are likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi in morning hours and Dense fog also likely over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in morning hours during on 29th to 31st December, 2020.