Weather Update: Rain alert in these parts of the country including Tamil Nadu, snowfall begins in the mountains

The weather has once again cleared in the national capital Delhi and the NCR region. A few days ago the sky of Delhi-NCR was cloudy. At the same time, now the weather has remained clear due to sunshine in the day. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rain alert in several states of South India. At the same time, snowfall has started in the high-hilly areas including Himachal and Uttarakhand.

Temperature likely to drop further in Delhi on Saturday

Delhi's air quality remained at the bottom of the 'very poor' category on Saturday morning. The average air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 303, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). The AQI was recorded at 295 on Friday evening. The temperature is expected to drop further in Delhi on Saturday. The minimum temperature in the city is likely to be between 9-10 degrees Celsius. A light fog was observed at many places in Delhi in the morning. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the maximum temperature would be around 26 degrees Celsius.

Snowfall and cold waves in the mountains

Due to changing weather, a cold wave is going on in the high-altitude areas of the mountain. Due to snowfall on the high peaks including Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, the temperature has come down. Due to the change in the weather, people from the mountains to the plains are in the grip of cold waves.

rain alert

Talking about the weather in South India, there is an alert for rain in many states including Tamil Nadu. Rain is likely over Chennai and its adjoining areas after a break of a few days. Light rain is likely to intensify once it resumes on Sunday. It can last for almost a whole week. The Met department forecast said that heavy to very heavy rain may occur at isolated places over Chennai, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram, and Tiruvallur on November 21 and 22. Heavy rain alert has also been issued in other northern districts.

Due to this change in the weather

Heavy rain is likely because a low pressure over the southeast Bay of Bengal will move west-westwards and concentrate into a depression over the central Bay of Bengal during the next 48 hours. It is expected to move northwestwards and cross Bengal. It will remain active along the coast between North Tamil Nadu and South Andhra for the next three days.

An official of the Meteorological Department said that many places in Tamil Nadu have been cloudy during the day since evening. There is a possibility of rain in many places in the next few days and on Saturday as well.

Increase in rainfall recorded in Chennai

Let us tell you that since October 1, Chennai city has received 652.0 mm of rain as compared to the normal of 534.7 mm. This is an increase of 22 percent for this season. The city received 8.6 mm of rain on Friday.

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