A massive hailstorm, accompanied by thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, hit Meghalaya's Shillong today. The temperature dropped to 6 degrees celsius as the hill station turned white.
The streets of the northeastern city were covered with a thick sheet of snow, causing a bit of traffic trouble in the region.
After a brief hiatus, people in the state got drenched once again, with fresh spells of rains on the horizon. Parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura are likely to witness light to moderate isolated or scattered rains, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, from Tuesday to Friday (December 21 to 24), as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
In addition, isolated hailstorms have also been forecast over the region on Wednesday and Thursday. Some parts of the state on Wednesday witnessed heavy hailstone and rain resulting in the dipping of the temperature.
The cyclonic circulation over Bangladesh now lies over south Bangladesh and extends up to 3.1 km above mean sea level.
Hailstorm realised over Shillong and the nearby area around 1 PM. The freezing level was near 3.1 km. In Hilly areas, mainly in winters, due to weak updrafts/downdrafts, hail size is very small.
The maximum temperature rose to 14.6 degrees while the minimum temperature came down to 6.0 after rain and hailstorm.
Shillong received 29.2 mm while Mairang received 6.0 mm rainfall.
Light to moderate rain is very likely tomorrow, as per the forecast.
