snowfall in the evening

Rain and snowfall impacted day temperatures across North India on Thursday and prompted authorities in Jammu & Kashmir to issue a medium avalanche warning amid forecasts that the weather conditions would persist for a while.

Uttar Pradesh received rainfall as light showers in Lucknow and some other places marked a change from bright, sunny days. The weatherman said that night temperatures were up in most divisions across the State.

Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley experienced fresh snowfall in the evening, prompting authorities to issue a medium danger avalanche warning in the areas close to the Line of Control and suspend traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway.

It started snowing heavily in the summer Capital in the evening following intermittent rain throughout the day and a brief spell of snowfall of 6 mm on Wednesday night as minimum temperature rose to 0.8 degree Celsius from 0.1 degree the previous night.

“People in snow-bound areas of Naugam, Chowkibal, Machil, Tangdhar and Keran in Kupwara and Gurez sector in Bandipora have been advised against venturing out on steep avalanche-prone slopes during the next 24 hours,” said Divisional Disaster Management Coordinator, Aamir Ali.

In Himachal Pradesh, middle and upper reaches and the tribal belt received moderate to heavy snowfall. The lower regions, on the other hand, experienced widespread rain accompanied by strong icy winds.

Intermittent snowfall since the afternoon caused a sharp drop in day temperatures which fell to zero degree Celsius in Shimla and at the tourist resort of Manali.

Punjab and Haryana too received light to moderate rainfall as the minimum temperatures rose by a few notches in the region.

The weatherman said that Chandigarh, which was lashed by showers in the morning, registered a low of 9.2 degrees, three notches above normal, while Hisar in Haryana received light rain and recorded a low of 13 degrees, a jump of seven notches.

In Rajasthan, temperatures hovered above normal in parts of the State where places like Churu, Jodhpur, Sikar and Nagaur received light rain at night. The weatherman said conditions would remain unchanged over the coming 24 hours with light rain likely to occur at a few places.

It rained in the national Capital bringing the maximum temperature down to 20.8 degrees Celsius from Wednesday’s 24.1 though the minimum was 9.7 degrees, three degrees above normal. The weatherman said the city received 0.4 mm rainfall and the morning remained largely fog-free. There was more rain at night.