Rain showers in parts of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi on Jan 22-23: MET

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday has predicted light rain in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi NCR, North Rajasthan on January 22 and 23. IMD Scientist Dr Naresh Kumar told the media  that due to two western disturbances, rain and snowfall are expected in the western Himalayas, Jammu and.

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday has predicted light rain in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi NCR, North Rajasthan on January 22 and 23.

IMD Scientist Dr Naresh Kumar told the media  that due to two western disturbances, rain and snowfall are expected in the western Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the coming five days. 

“There is a possibility of rain in Punjab, Haryana, Western UP, Delhi NCR, North Rajasthan on the 22nd and 23rd. Dense and very dense fog will also prevail in Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. It will prevail till the coming two to three days.”

He further said that the temperature is normal in Delhi and cold waves are not expected in Delhi NCR or North-West India.

“Dense fog will prevail in Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan where dense fog is expected in the coming two to three days.”

“Visibility may be between 50 to 200 mts in the early morning for a few hours and for that, we have given yellow alert in these regions, ” he added.

 A thick blanket of fog enveloped Delhi on Sunday morning, causing chaos in the city’s rail network.