Weather updares from Himalayan states and plains of North India. Weather plays important role in any trek, climb or even if you are traveling in and around himalayas. North India weather conditions are monitered and suggestions are provided where NOT TO GO or where precaution is required.
IMPORTANT: Monsoon in himalayas does not mean that you can not travel or have a memorable experience of himalayas. Beyond mountain states of SHIMLA and MANALI, there is dry region of Lahaul and Spiti besides Kinnaur which is tribal region of Himachal Pradesh.
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Cold waves sweep Punjab
Cold waves sweep Punjab
With higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir receiving snowfall, most parts of Punjab were in the grip of cold wave on Saturday as minimum temperature dropped sharply while some places in Haryana also experienced the chill.
Amritsar saw minimum temperature dipping to 4.4 degrees Celsius, which was three degrees below the normal, the Meteorological department said here. Ludhiana also experienced a cold night at 8.1 Celsius,down by a degree while the minimum at Patiala settl ed at 8.9 Celsius, one degree below normal. The minimum at Chandigarh settled at 10.2 degrees Celsius.
Dry weather, nights chilly in North.
The maximum temperatures fell appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir and changed little elsewhere. They were appreciably above normal in east Rajasthan, above normal in Himachal Pradesh and west Rajasthan, below normal in Jammu and Kashmir and normal in the rest of the region.
isolated rain and snowfall could be seen in Himachal Pradesh.
Rajasthan HOT, Scanty rain and thunderstorms in North
Rain/thundershowers have occurred at isolated places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Weather was dry in the rest of the region.
Temp. markedly above normal in west Rajasthan, appreciably above normal in Jammu and Kashmir and east Rajashtan, above normal in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, east Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 41.3° C recorded at Jaisalmer (Rajasthan).
Weather improved, high passes opened
Weather have improved in North and high passes like Rohtang Pass, Kunzum La are open for traffic. Although night temperature had started dipping but sunny days have made mountain little comfortable as compared to sudden change in weather in September. There is no travel warning- so one can move without tension in Himalayan states.
A night in sub-zero at Rohtang Pass
Todays news report that “hundreds ” of people (five HRTC buses , 30 civilian vehicles and an army convoy) were forced to spend the night in subzero temperatures , waiting for the road to be cleared from yesterdays snow fall. Two feet of snow put a stop to the traffic on both sides of the pass.
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Plains cool, mountains have snow- Rohtang closed
Rain/thundershowers have occurred at many places in Jammu and Kashmir, at a few places in Punjab and Rajasthan and at isolated places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and west Uttar Pradesh.
Over 2000 travelers were stranded and rescue was forced due to heavy snowfall and closer of ROHTANG PASS of MANALI.
Rohtang closed, heavy rain and snowfall in Himachal Pradesh
Heavy rain in most parts of the state and early snowfall in higher reaches of Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti have disrupted normal life in the state.
There are reports of snowfall in the higher reaches of tribal districts and Chitkul. Most parts of the state have been lashed by heavy rain. The monsoon has been very vigorous that triggered landslides and caused uprooting of trees.
Vehicular traffic at Pagal nullah (Tapri), Lal Dhang (near Karcham), Tinku nullah (near Pooh), Nesang and Powari jhullah in Kinnaur was disrupted on the Hindustan-Tibet road in Kinnaur. A vehicle was buried under debris at Pagal nullah. Work was immediately started to clear the area in the morning. A Nepali labourer died after being hit by a boulder at Karcham while working at the power project site.
There are reports of shepherds being stranded in the pastures at Nathpa, Baldar, Rakcham and Asrang kandas in the higher reaches along with their flock due to early snowfall.
Kinnaur DC P.S. Draik, however, said he had no information about any shepherds being stranded at Bhava and Chitkul. Draik said employees of the sheep breeding farm at Jeori, who normally camp at Kara, had been directed to move down to Muling so that they did not get stranded in case of more snowfall.
In Shimla, there has been 111.58 mm rainfall since yesterday, causing landslides and disruption in vehicular movement. Trees have been uprooted at several places, including Khalini Chowk, and many of the link roads blocked due to landslides.
There has been 29 mm rainfall at Sundernagar, 30 mm at Bhuntar, 75 mm at Kalpa, 25 mm at Mandi, 79 mm at Solan, 45 mm at Kotkhai, 62 mm at Renuka, 97 mm at Rajgarh, 152.7 mm at Arki, 44.3 mm at Kasauli, 31.4 mm at Nahan and 48 mm at Dharampur.
The Met office said there would be more rainfall and thundershower at most places in the state over the next 24 hours. There was also a possibility of light snowfall in the higher reaches during the next three days.
SUNDERNAGAR: Heavy rain brought down the maximum temperature by around 10°C in various parts of Mandi district. It started raining in the evening yesterday and the area had been thoroughly drenched by morning. Around 24 mm of rainfall had been recorded from morning till 5.30 pm.
The maximum temperature on Wednesday was 30.6°C, it dipped to 24.8°C on Thursday while the figure was 20.5°C today. As it continued to rain during the entire day, the temperature was expected to dip further.
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Heavy rain again
With heavy rain lashing most parts of the state, there have been several incidents of landslide, uprooting of trees, traffic disruption and power supply failure.
Power supply has been severely affected in many parts of the state capital. With trees being uprooted at many places in the town, vehicular movement was also affected, forcing the authorities to divert traffic through alternative routes.
According to the local meteorological office, rain and thundershower will occur at many places during the next 48 hours. There is also a possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places.
Amb in Una has had the highest rainfall of 162 mm during the past 72 hours. Una had 100 mm rainfall, while the figure was 66 mm in case of Bharwain (Una district) and 57 mm in case of Kasauli. The south-west monsoon was active in the entire state.
The monsoon activity in June was 100 per cent above normal, while in July it was minus 5 per cent. During August, there has been normal rainfall so far.
BILASPUR: Five houses were virtually demolished as a result of subsiding of a large tract of soil at Panga village at Kutella gram panchayat in Kot Kehloor constituency near here last night.
Confirmed reports said the mishap occurred due to heavy and incessant rain that lashed the region all night.
No loss of life has been reported so far. However, five houses have been completely destroyed and a total loss of over Rs 20 lakh has been reported.
Several other houses have also developed serious cracks and many of these may collapse any time, reports say.
Panchayat president Purushottam Chand said the district administration had been informed and revenue officers were assessing the loss while panchayat was also providing help to the affected farmers. He urged the government to provide maximum help to these families so that they could build their houses at the earliest.
Kangra: Kangra valley was lashed by widespread rains continuously for more than 28 hours leaving life out of gear. The incessant rains dropped down the mercury considerably.
Reports of rain were received also from Nagrota Bagwan, Dharamsala, Jawalamukhi, Dehra, Gaggal, Shahpur, Palampur, Mallan and Chamunda. It was recorded 83 mm rains in Kangra during the last 24 hours.
The light vehicles got stranded on the Dharamsala-Hoshiarpur National Highway at Dhaliara for more than two hours.
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North India lashed by rain, snow
Cold conditions prevailed in most parts of North India on Monday following moderate to heavy rain in the region and snowfall in some States, throwing normal life out of gear.
The national Capital received more than 12 mm of rainfall, the weather office said.
Meteorological officials said two extra-tropical systems had formed over the north western and eastern regions that led to rainfall in most of North India.
Punjab and Haryana too received heavy rain reviving chill conditions.
Continuous snowfall in high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh since Sunday night and rainfall in the middle and low-lying areas intensified cold wave conditions across the State.
Moderate to heavy rain since Sunday night in Rajasthan also guided the mercury to a downward swing.
Five pilgrims on their way to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir were reported to have died due to cold, according to the police.
Intense cold conditions engulfed the Kashmir Valley following moderate to heavy snow in most parts.
Srinagar and adjoining areas experienced moderate to heavy snowfall since early Monday morning. The snowfall preceded incessant rain on Sunday.
Staff Correspondent in Shimla adds:
All high reaches of Kinnaur, Lahaul Spiti, Chamba, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Kangra and Sirmaur districts have been experiencing heavy snowfall. Rohtang Pass, situated at over 13,050 feet, had recorded over 180 cm of fresh snow and Lahaul Spiti Deputy Commissioner R. Selvam has warned people not to venture out to cross the Pass due to the threat of avalanches.
Keylong, the district headquarters of Lahaul Spiti, had received over 90 cm of fresh snowfall, while Rekong Peo, the district headquarters of Kinnuar district, had experiencing 60 cm of snow during the last 24 hours.
Vehicular traffic has been disrupted on the Chamba-Bharmaur, Chamba-Tissa and Chamba-Bairagarh roads due to heavy snow, official sources said, adding that water, power and telecommunications were affected.
The tourist resorts of Kufri, Fagu and Narkanda in Shimla district also experienced snow, while rain lashed Shimla town and other adjoining areas since Sunday night.The Hindustan-Tibet national highway was blocked beyond Shimla due to heavy now at Khara-Patthar, Narkanda and Kufri and vehicles bound for upper Shimla were diverted through Mashobra and Sunni.
The sky over Shimla and adjoining areas remained under a thick layer of clouds with gusts of cool icy winds blowing across the town, bringing the temperature down and forcing people to remain indoors.
Staff Reporter in New Delhi adds:
The Capital experienced persistent rain and strong winds throughout the day on Monday. With the chill in the air being extended for just that bit longer, people ventured out of home in shawls, sweaters and snug outfits to deal with the damp weather."Rain in the month of March is not totally unusual,'' said a Delhi Meteorological Department official, adding that the Capital received 25.3 mm of rainfall throughout March in 2006 and it was no different in March 2005 when it recorded 34.6 mm of rain.
While it may have been the perfect day to spend indoors, the wet beginning to the week ensured that those who ventured out to the road were stuck in traffic jams.
Meteorological Department has forecasting scattered showers on Tuesday
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Rain to continue in region
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan, at a few places in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and at isolated places in the rest of the region.
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Heavy rainfall in North India and Himalayas
Heavy rains are being reported from states of North India and Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Himalayan states also faces heavy landslides and rockfall resulting in traffic chaos.
Flooding, house collapses and lightning strikes caused by heavy rains killed at least 14 people in northern India, taking the reported death toll in the annual monsoon season to 79, officials said Sunday.
Heavy rains lashed the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh state, flooding all the major rivers in the region, Surendra Srivastava, a police spokesman told The Associated Press in Lucknow, the state capital.
Fourteen people died Saturday in a variety of rain-related incidents.
Army and paramilitary forces were put on high alert and relief camps set up to evacuate people left homeless or trapped by the flood waters, Charanjeet Singh, a state government official said.
Eleven people died in the same region after heavy rains earlier in the week, officials said.
Monsoon rains usually hit India from June to September.
The precipitation is crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people, but it also brings massive destruction across the country. Every year, thousands of people are killed by flooding, collapsing houses and other rain-related incidents.
Since the start of this monsoon season at least 79 people have been reported killed in eastern and northeastern India.
Rainfall in region may dip
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at most places in Rajasthan, at a few places in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and at isolated places in the rest of the region.
Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in south Rajasthan and south Uttar Pradesh and at a few places in the rest of the region.
Heavy rainfall warning: Isolated heavy rain is likely insouth Rajasthan and south Uttar Pradesh during the next 48 hours.
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Heavy rains, landslides and chaos
A moderate-to-heavy rainfall lashed many areas in Himachal Pradesh, including mid and lower hills, triggering landslides in the state. Some areas in Kangra, Sirmour and Shimla districts reported a heavy rainfall.
All rivers, including the Beas, Sutlej and the Ravi and their tributaries flowing through the state were in spate. A downpour pounded Nahan, turning the town as the wettest place in the state, recording 69mm of rainfall.
A downpour also lashed Shimla and its adjoining areas with the capital town receiving 36.2 mm of rainfall overnight. Upper areas of Shimla district, including the tourist places of Wildflower Hall, Kufri, Naldehra and Narkanda, also had rain, forcing tourists to stay indoors. Rampur, Suni, Guler, Nagrota Surian, Sundernagar, Solan, Dharamsala and Pandoh also experienced a moderate rainfall.
The Met Office has predicted moderate-to heavy rainfall or thundershowers at many places in Himachal Pradesh during the next 24 hours.
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Heavy rains likely in Himachal Pradesh
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at most places in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, at a few places in Punjab and at isolated places in Haryana and East Rajasthan. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region.
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Heavy rain in Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at most of the places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, at many places in east Rajasthan, at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in the rest of the region.
The chief amounts of rainfall in cm are:
Haryana: Jind 19, Sirsa (IAF) 11, Narwana 10, Hissar, Julana and Kalayat 9 each, Bilaspur, Jagadhari and Sohana 8 each, Sadhaura 7, Gurgaon, Rania, Sirsa, Uchana 6 each, Ayanagar, Ellanabad, Jhajjar, Loharu, Naraingarh, Nilokheri, and Tohana 5, Dadri, Kharkhoda, New Delhi (Palam), Pataudi, Nuh and Sonepat 4 each and Bhiwani Khera, Chhachrauli, Dabwali, Guhla, Gohana, Jatusana, Jirka, Kaithal, Mustafabad, Panipat, Radaur, New Delhi (Safdarjung) and Thaneswar 3 each.
Himachal Pradesh: Bharwain 7, Bangana 6, Jogindernagar and Kasauli 5 each, Gohar, Nalagarh and Shimla 4 each and Karsog 3.
Punjab: Pathankot 15, Patiala 12, Bhatinda 9, Adampur 8, Moga 6, Talwandi Sabo 5, Amritsar, Halwara and Ropar 4 and Barnala, Phillaur and Ludhiana 3 each.
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Monsoon arrives in North
Covering a large distance and that too very rapidly, the monsoon today arrived in Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir almost 10-12 days ahead of schedule. Delhi, which received moderate to heavy pre-monsoon showers on Friday, is likely to be covered by monsoon by tomorrow, almost 15 days ahead of its normal onset date of June 29, IMD director S.C. Bhan said. In recent years, the early arrival over Delhi was recorded on June 16 in 1998. As on date, the monsoon further advanced into some more parts of the Arabian Sea, most parts of Gujarat, some parts of east Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and east Uttar Pradesh, entire Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and some parts of Haryana and Punjab.As per the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD), currently the northern limit of monsoon (NLM) is passing through Dessa, Udaipur, Guna, Jhansi, Fatehpur, Bahraich, Pantnagar, Patiala and Jammu. Conditions are favourable for the monsoon to completely cover the entire country within the next two to three days. Yesterday, the NLM was passing through Okha, Rajkot, Surat, Nasik, Hoshangabad, Satna, Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Nautanwa. READ FULL ARTICLE
Early monsoons - Rain thunderstorms in north India
According to met officials- monsoon may set in early as dust clouds over Pakistan had effected upper cyclonic cycle. Rains had been reported from Uttar Pradesh & Jharkhand.
North India is under grip of heavy clouds of water and it may rain and shower coming 3 days.
Mountains are also receving rain and snow and high passes may get closed.
Monsoon soon
With the southwest monsoon advancing further, the monsoon is likely to hit Himachal next week. According to the local meteorological centre, the monsoon is likely to reach Himachal within five or seven days. As per the forecast for the next 48 hours, there will be more rain in Himachal, leading to a fall of 2 to 4°C in the day temperature. Manmohan Singh, director of the Meteorological Centre, said the southwest monsoon had further advanced into parts of the Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. He said a warning had been issued with regard to the possibility of a hailstorm and thunder squall.READ MORE
Rains in North
It is raining in plains of Punjab and mountains are having clouded weather with rains in some parts of himalayas. Heavy snowfall is foreseen on Rohtang pass and Kunzum La.
Thunderstorm likely in region
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at many places in Uttarkhand, at a few places in east Rajasthan and at isolated places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, west Rajasthan and east Uttar Pradesh. Weather was mainly dry in he rest of the region. READ MORE
Temperatures below normal in region
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, west Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, at a few places in Punjab and east Rajasthan and at isolated places in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm are: Himachal Pradesh: Dhundi and Rampur Bushar 2 each; Jammu and Kashmir: Banihal, Bhaderwah and Kukernag 1 each; east Rajasthan: Chittorgarh 1; west Rajasthan: Bikaner and Nal 5 each and Barmer 3; and east Uttar Pradesh: Bahraich 1.READ MORE..
Surging heat in North - mountains cool
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Maximum: 40.5ºC
Minimum: 24.0ºC
Avoiding traveling in afternoon or prefer air conditioned travel at least.
NOTE: Avoid Gurgaon and Rajasthan travel.
Rain and hail in North
The current spell of inclement weather in the region is likely to continue with the emergence of cyclonic circulation over central Pakistan and western Rajasthan.
According to the Met office, certain isolated places in the state will witness hailstorms and thunderstorms over the next 24 hours. Light to moderate rainfall is likely at many places while some places may receive heavy rainfall. The day temperature was expected to fall by 2 to 4°C. The precipitation will decrease thereafter.
Meanwhile, the sky remained overcast at most of the places over the past 24 hours. Shimla recorded a maximum temperature of 22.2°C while the minimum was 14.4°C. Kalpa in Kinnaur had a minimum of 6°C and maximum of 20.1°C.
Rain across North India
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at most of the places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, at many places in Haryana, east Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, at a few places in Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in east Rajasthan. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region.
Temperature: The maximum temperature rose in Haryana, fell in west Rajasthan and east Uttar Pradesh and changed little elsewhere. They were largely below normal in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, markedly below normal in east Rajasthan, appreciably below normal in Himachal Pradesh and west Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The highest maximum temperature in the region was 41.4°C recorded at Bundi (Rajasthan).
Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, at a few places in Haryana and Punjab and at isolated places in Rajasthan. Isolated thundershowers are likely in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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More Rains In North India.
Rain and thundershowers were witnessed at most places in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and at isolated places in Uttar Pradesh today. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region.
Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, at a few places in Punjab and at isolated places in Haryana and north Rajasthan. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region. Isolated thunder squalls are likely in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
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