Weather Update: In the northern regions of India on February 18, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted strong winds, hail, heavy rain, snow, and thunderstorms. A heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and snowfall alert was issued by the weather service in an orange colour. A yellow warning was issued by the weather office indicating that there will be heavy rain, snow, and thunderstorms along with blustery winds and isolated lightning. Through February 20, Chamba, Shimla, Sirmaur, and Kinnaur can expect heavy showers and snowfall. On February 18 and 19, there will likely be a lot of snowfall in certain areas of Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Shimla, Mandi Lahaul, and Spiti.
Know more about the weather forecast
IMD forecasts that there will probably be isolated patches of intense fog over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Odisha. There’s a good chance of isolated areas of heavy rain or snowfall over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzafarabad, and Himachal Pradesh. Thunderstorm with lightning, gusty winds (40–50 kmph), and hailstorm is likely to occur in isolated locations over Himachal Pradesh; in isolated locations over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit–Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, and Uttarakhand. In isolated locations over Punjab, there may be lightning, gusty winds (30–40 kmph), and hailstorm. Winds between 45 and 55 kmph with gusts up to 65 kmph are expected to be squally over the Gulf of Mannar and the Comorin area. It is advised that fishermen avoid these regions.
Weather Update: Temperature of some major cities
Name of cities | Temperature |
Bengaluru | 24.8°C |
Chennai | 26.4°C |
Hyderabad | 26.4°C |
Kolkata | 20.2°C |
Ahmedabad | 26.6°C |
Pune | 24.4°C |
Delhi | 16°C |
Mumbai | 21.6°C |
Here are some apps you can download to check the weather forcast
The first made in India application that is very useful for you while checking for the weather is Mausam that is launched by IMD. The AccuWeather, 1Weather, Weather & Clock Widget, GO Weather, Weatherbug, Mausam, Weather Channel and YoWindow are the applications you can download to checkout the latest weather update of your locality.
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