Western Disturbance to bring scattered rain to Western Himalayas over weekend

Isolated to scattered rainfall or snowfall with thunderstorm and lightning is likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand between April 11 and 12

A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from April 10 which will bring scattered rainfall to the region, according to India Meteorological Department.

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Isolated to scattered rainfall or snowfall with thunderstorm and lightning is likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand between April 11 and 12. Two consecutive Western Disturbancess had brought rain to the region from April 4 to 8.

A cyclonic circulation is lying over east Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Bihar and a trough (area of low pressure) is running from the cyclonic circulation to east Vidarbha across east Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. This trough is likely to shift southwestwards during the next 3-4 days. Supported by moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal, the system is likely to cause Isolated to scattered rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) over Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim and Jharkhand during next 3-4 days. Thundersquall (50-60 kmph) with hail is also likely over Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha from April 9 to 11.

Under the influence of lower level wind convergence over Arunachal Pradesh, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (30-40 kmph) is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from April 8 to 12. Thundersquall activity is likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura during April 8 and 9.