It has been raining in many districts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat since the first day of the new year. There was also a drop in temperature due to rain in Tamil Nadu, Delhi-Mumbai.

Hail fell for half an hour in Mawatha and Bikaner in 20 districts of Rajasthan. The mercury reached 5° in Jaipur. There is dense fog in 15 plains states including Madhya Pradesh, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Telangana.

Visibility has become zero in Kanpur, UP. The first snowfall of the season occurred in Niti Valley of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. There is snowfall alert in 4 districts today.

On the other hand, snowfall continues in Sonamarg, Pahalgam and Gulmarg of Jammu and Kashmir. Mughal Road and Sinthan Top Road, connecting Kashmir Valley with Jammu region, have been closed for vehicular movement.

3 pictures of snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir…

The entire area in Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir was covered with snow.

In Bandipora, Kashmir, a thick layer of snow accumulated on roads, houses and vehicles.

This picture is of Sonamarg, the surrounding area is completely frozen in snow.

January 3: Chances of rain and snowfall

• Fog alert in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
• Light rain may occur in low lying areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, while snowfall may occur in higher reaches.
• Due to rain, snowfall and cold winds, the effect of cold and cold wave may increase in many areas.
• Beginning of cold wave in Delhi, during this time the temperature may go below 5 degrees.

Meteorological Department’s claim – cold will end soon in Rajasthan

The Meteorological Department has predicted good rains in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the next three months (from January to March). Whereas North-West India including Punjab and Haryana will receive less than normal rainfall. IMD Director General Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that this time the cold will last for about three days in Bihar and North East states, whereas the cold in Rajasthan is expected to end soon.

Weather news from states..

Rajasthan: Hail fell for half an hour in Mawatha, Bikaner in 20 districts, yellow alert of fog

Mawatha fell in more than 20 districts on Thursday, with the highest rainfall being 26 mm recorded in Sridungargarh in Bikaner. There was hailstorm in the rural areas of Bikaner for about half an hour late at night. Due to rain the day temperature dropped by 10 degrees. Yellow alert has been issued for dense fog on Friday.

Madhya Pradesh: Kalyanpur-Pachmarhi coldest, mercury below 5 degrees, severe cold from tomorrow

There is fog in 16 districts of the northern part of the state. It is cloudy at 5. Kalyanpur and hill station Pachmarhi of Shahdol remained the coldest. The mercury here remained below 5 degrees. According to the Meteorological Department, severe cold will start after 24 hours.

Uttar Pradesh: Cold increased due to rain, fog in 30 districts, visibility less than 10 meters

There is severe cold and dense fog in many districts of the state. Drizzle in many districts including Mathura in Western UP has increased the chill. For the first time in the season the night temperature reached 3 degrees. Since Friday morning, there is dense fog in 30 districts including Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Jhansi.

Uttarakhand : First snowfall of the year, Rain in 4 districts, yellow alert of fog in 6

There has been snowfall in Uttarakhand on the first day of the year. The weather took a turn in the higher reaches of Chamoli. The Niti Valley of the district received the first snowfall of the season, due to which the entire area was covered with a white sheet of snow. There is a possibility of rain and snowfall in 4 districts Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh on January 2.

Bihar: Orange alert of cold day, dense fog in 10 districts including Patna. Mercury in Samastipur 3.8°C

There is dense fog in 10 districts including Patna, Jehanabad, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Khagaria. It is record breaking cold in Samastipur. The temperature has reached 3.8 degrees. Orange alert of fog and cold-day has been issued in 38 districts on Friday.

Jharkhand: Signs of relief from cold after New Year, 6 year record broken in Jamshedpur, Gumla’s mercury 4.4 °C

There are signs of some relief from cold in Jharkhand at the beginning of the new year. Gumla district was the coldest recorded in the last 24 hours. The minimum temperature here was recorded at 4.4 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature in the state is likely to gradually increase by 2-3 °C during the next two days.

Punjab: Orange alert issued for cold wave, Strong winds will also blow, the temperature of Gurdaspur 4.8 °C

This cold wave and foggy situation persists in Punjab and Chandigarh. Now the nights will be much colder. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert regarding fog and cold wave yesterday, while a yellow alert has been issued for the future. The maximum temperature is still 3.8 degrees Celsius below normal.

Haryana: Cold day alert in 12 cities: Temperature below 15 degrees in many districts, Narnaul’s mercury 4.5°C.

Severe cold continues on the second day of the New Year. According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in 15 cities was recorded below 15 degrees. The average minimum temperature in the state was 3.1°C above normal. There will be cold-day conditions in 12 districts in the next 24 hours.

Himachal Pradesh: Snowfall on high mountains, mercury in Kukumsairi -6.2 °C, cold wave warning for next 72 hours

Snowfall occurred in the higher altitude areas of the state during the last 24 hours. The temperature in many cities has gone into minus. The night temperature in Kukumsairi was minus -6.2 degrees. The Meteorological Department has warned of cold wave for the next 72 hours. There has been the least rainfall in December after 32 years.