Thunderstorm, squall likely in Uttarakhand, Himachal, J&K on May 13: Met office

Several States in North India have witnessed erratic weather pattern over the fortnight.

May 12, 2018 04:10 pm | Updated 04:20 pm IST - New Delhi

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 IMD said on May 12.

Thunderstorm over these hill States and its subsequent effect on plains in north Indian is due to a new western disturbance from May 13. Western disturbance originates in the Mediterranean Sea that brings sudden rains to the northwestern parts of India.

Thunderstorm accompanied with squall with wind speed reaching 50-70 km per hour are “very likely” at isolated places over east Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand, the weather office said.

“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 India Meteorological Department advisory said.

Heat wave conditions are very likely at one or two pockets over Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh and Vidharbha.

Several 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.

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