More snow in northern Indian states |
The Indian Meteorological Department on November 7 predicted that a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from November 9. As Autumn gives way to the winter chill in the air, causing a slight dip in temperatures. The weather department has informed us that several areas in the Himalayan ranges are likely to receive snowfall. These areas include Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Ladakh. The meteorological department forecast a five-day wet spell of weather in Kashmir ending on November 10. The weather agency also warned that a Low-Pressure area is likely to form over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the Sri Lanka coast around 9 November. It is very likely to move northwestwards toward the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts with possible slight intensification during the subsequent 48 hours. Moderate rainfall or snowfall is also likely to occur over Uttarakhand on 7 November and during 9-10 November. Meanwhile, the air quality in the national capital Delhi continues to remain in the `severe` category, while the minimum temperature settled at 17.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal. The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the `very poor` category on the morning of November 8 with an AQI of 321. The National Capital Region (NCR) continued to witness bad air as Noida, which is part of the national capital region, recorded an AQI of 354, in the `very poor` category, while Gurugram`s AQI stood at 326 and continued to remain in the `very poor category`.
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