Weather Update today: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh today. In addition to this, heat wave alerts have also been issued in many parts of the country today. It also stated that hot and humid weather is likely to prevail over Saurashtra and Kutch on 29th March and over Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe from 28 March to 1st April.
IMD snowfall prediction
An orange alert for heavy rainfall/snowfall has been issued in Himachal Pradesh on 29 and 30 March.
In Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, IMD has stated that isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall (64.5-115.5mm) is likely on 29 and 30 March.
Isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall has been predicted over Arunachal Pradesh from 30th March to 1st April.
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IMD issues Heatwave alert
The weather department has issued a yellow alert for heat Wave conditions at isolated places of North Interior Karnataka today and in Vidarbha on 29th and 30th March. As per IMD, on 27 March, the maximum temperature was observed in Maharashtra’s Akola with a temperature hitting 42.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Malegaon in Maharashtra (42 degrees Celsius), Phaladi in Rajasthan (42 degrees Celsius), Amreli in Gujarat (41.6 degree Celsius) and Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh (41 degree Celsius).
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Hailstorm alert
The weather office has predicted an isolated hailstorm over Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir today; and in Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab tomorrow i.e. on 30th March.
IMD rainfall alert
The weather department has predicted light to moderate rainfall/thunderstorm activity over Northwest India from the 28th-31st with the possibility of isolated heavy falls over the Western Himalayan Region on the 29th and 30th of March.
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IMD has predicted isolated heavy rainfall over Assam and Meghalaya from 30th March to 1st April with the possibility of isolated very heavy falls over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya on 31st March.
IMD has also predicted isolated light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning very likely over Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha during 28th March-1st April.
Light to moderate rainfall is also very likely over Bihar on the 30th of March and over Jharkhand with thunderstorms and lightning on the 30th and 31st of March.
Delhi weather update
RWFC Delhi has predicted a generally cloudy sky with very light rain with thunderstorms at a few places in the national capital today. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 36 degrees Celsius and 21 degrees Celsius respectively.
