Thunderstorm over these hill-states and its subsequent effect on plains in north India is due to a new western disturbance.
\nNew Delhi,MAY 12(PTI): Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are likely to witness thunderstorm accompanied with squall, while parts of Rajasthan might see dust storm over the next two days, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Saturday.
\nThunderstorm over these hill-states and its subsequent effect on plains in north India is due to a new western disturbance from Sunday.
\nWestern disturbance originates in the Mediterranean Sea that brings sudden rains to northwestern parts of India.
\nThunderstorm accompanied with squall with wind speed reaching 50-70 kilometres per hour are “very likely” at isolated places over east Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand, it said.
\n“Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds also very likely at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, Vidharbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Telangana, north coastal Andhra Pradesh, south interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Kerala,” an Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) advisory said.
\nHeat wave conditions are very likely at one or two pockets over Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh and Vidharbha.
\nSeveral states in north India have witnessed erratic weather pattern over the fortnight. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have alone witnessed over 120 deaths due to thunderstorm and violent winds in the first week of May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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