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Informist, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026

MUMBAI – Heavy rainfall and snowfall is likely over parts of Kashmir till Friday and the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on Friday, the India Meteorological Department said. Hailstorms are also likely over most parts of northwest India till Friday, the weather department said. These weather conditions are expected under the influence of a western disturbance acting as a trough, lying to the northwest of the country, the department said.

The same weather system is also likely to cause a wet spell over several parts of northwest India till Friday, the weather department said. The region is likely to be affected by the formation of another western disturbance from Monday, the department said.

Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are expected over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal on Sunday and Monday, and over Kerala on Monday, the weather department said.  

Dense to very dense fog conditions are likely during the morning and night hours in a few parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on Sunday and Monday. Dense fog conditions are expected over some regions during the weekend, over some parts of Rajasthan from Saturday to Monday, and over sub-Himalayan, West Bengal, and Sikkim till Saturday, the weather department said. Visibility drops to 0–50 meters in "very dense fog" conditions and between 51–200 meters in "dense fog" conditions.

Cold day conditions are likely over some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Friday, the weather department said. A cold day occurs when the maximum temperature during the day is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal.  

A rise in minimum temperature by 2–4 degrees Celsius is expected over northwest India during the next 24 hours, after which a gradual fall in the same range is expected during the subsequent two days. This is likely to be followed by a slow rise in minimum temperatures in the same range over the subsequent four days.

In central India, a rise in minimum temperature by 2–3 degrees Celsius is expected during the next 24 hours, after which a gradual fall by 3–4 degrees Celsius is likely during the subsequent two days, and thereafter a rise by 2–3 degrees Celsius is likely during the subsequent two days, the weather department said. 

In Maharashtra, a rise in minimum temperature by 2–3 degrees Celsius is expected during the next 24 hours. After that, a gradual fall by 2–3 degrees Celsius is expected during the subsequent two days, and thereafter a rise by 2–3 degrees Celsius is likely in the subsequent three days.

No significant change in the minimum temperature is expected in Gujarat during the next 24 hours and a fall by 2–3 degrees Celsius is likely during the next two days, after which, a gradual rise by 2–4 degrees is expected in the next four days. No significant change in minimum temperature is likely over the rest of the country, the weather department said.  End

Reported by Udita S. Jaiswal 

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

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