Weather News: Rain in the field and snowfall in the mountains increased the difficulties, what is the forecast of the Meteorological Department

Posted on 31st Jan 2023 by rohit kumar

In many states of North India including Delhi, UP, the cold has increased due to rain. The continuing cold wave in some parts has increased the tremors. On the other hand, the weather has changed once again in the mountains. There is a sheet of snow on the mountains.

 

Many roads closed due to snowfall

Heavy snowfall in the mountains has thrown life out of gear. Many roads including some National Highways are closed in Himachal. The connectivity of many areas has also been cut. It is snowing in the state for the last few hours. Many routes are blocked due to snowfall.

 

Contact cut off in many areas

In Himachal Pradesh, Atal Tunnel, Koksar, Darcha, and Rorik have received one foot of snow each. Due to this, the contact of Lahaul with Manali and Spiti with Kinnaur was cut off. Avalanche in Lahul Spiti stopped the flow of the Chandrabhaga river for two hours. A drop in the minimum temperature has also been recorded.

 

snowfall in Uttarakhand

It is also snowing in the Himalayan regions of Uttarakhand. Due to this, the Gangotri and Yamunotri highways are blocked due to snowfall. On the other hand, it is raining in the plains as well.

 

Delhi: Fog enveloped the national capital this morning as the cold wave continued.

 

many flights canceled from Srinagar airport

Due to heavy snowfall, land and air connectivity of Kashmir with other parts of the country and the world has been cut off. Several flights departing from Srinagar airport were canceled. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was closed to traffic.

 

Orange alert issued

The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rain and snowfall for Tuesday. A yellow alert has been issued regarding hailstorms in many areas. An Avalanche alert has been issued in areas above three thousand meters. In Himachal too, a warning of rain and snow with strong winds and hailstorms has been issued in all the districts on Tuesday. The weather is expected to remain the same in the Valley for the next 24 hours.

 

Also Read: Weather Update: IMD Orange Alert for Kashmir-Himachal and Uttarakhand, how will be the weather in Delhi-UP and Bihar

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