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Informist, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

 

MUMBAI – Under the influence of an intense western disturbance, which is likely to affect northwest India from late Wednesday, heavy rainfall is expected over parts of Kashmir valley on Thursday and higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand Friday, the India Meteorological Department said.

 

The same weather system is also likely to cause a wet spell over parts of northeast and northwest India till Saturday. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely over the same regions till Monday, the weather department said. 

 

Cold wave conditions are very likely over parts of Himachal Pradesh till Wednesday and cold day conditions are very likely over the same region Friday, the weather department said. Cold day conditions are associated with a fall in maximum temperature, typically occurring due to persistent low clouding. A cold day occurs when the maximum temperature during the day is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal. A cold wave condition is when the minimum temperature drops to 10 degrees Celsius or less in the plains and 0 degree Celsius or lower in the hilly regions, according to the weather bureau.

 

Dense fog conditions are expected early in the day and late in the day over parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh till Thursday. Visibility drops to 0–50 meters in "very dense fog" conditions and between 51–200 meters in "dense fog" conditions.

 

Ground frost is very likely over parts of Uttarakhand till Wednesday, the weather department said. Ground frost is a covering of ice, in one of its many forms, produced by the sublimation of water vapour on objects colder than 0 degree Celsius.

 

No significant change in the minimum temperature is expected over northwest India in the next two days after which a gradual rise by 3–5 degrees Celsius is likely in the subsequent five days. In central India, no significant change is expected in the minimum temperature in the next two days and a gradual rise by 2–4 degrees Celsius in the subsequent three days is likely thereafter, the weather department said.

 

In Maharashtra, no significant change in the minimum temperature is likely in the next 24 hours and thereafter, a gradual rise by 2–4 degrees Celsius is expected in the subsequent five days. No significant change in the minimum temperature is likely over the rest of the country, the weather department said.  End

 

Reported by Udita S. Jaiswal
Edited by Nishant Maher

 

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