1. IMD predicts above-normal maximum temperatures in parts of central and north India for February.
2. Delhi recorded its highest February temperature in the past 55 years last year.
3. In February 2023, Delhi experienced a minimum temperature 2 degrees above the season’s average.
Weather Update, Jan 31: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted above-normal maximum temperatures for parts of central and north India in February. This prediction comes after Delhi experienced its highest February temperature in the past 55 years last year.
In February 2023, Delhi saw a minimum temperature of 2 degrees above the season’s average.
Additionally, the IMD anticipates above-normal rainfall, exceeding 119 percent of the long-period average, across India in February 2024.
The announcement coincides with thick fog enveloping Delhi and nearby regions, causing near-zero visibility and disrupting road, rail, and flight operations.
The national capital is expected to receive light rainfall for two days due to a western disturbance in the Himalayan region.
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The IMD foresees the impact of two successive western disturbances on northwest India, leading to light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/snowfall in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand until February 4.
Afterwards, the precipitation is anticipated to decrease significantly.
Furthermore, isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall is predicted in the Kashmir Valley and Himachal Pradesh on January 31 and February 1, and in Uttarakhand on January 31.
The weather conditions are indicative of dynamic atmospheric patterns that will influence temperature and precipitation trends in the specified regions during February.
