Winter Forecast India

The weather advisory has forecast overcast conditions with snowfall in Kargil, Zanskar, and various areas of Leh.

This action comes as part of the government's pollution control plan known as the 'Graded Response Action Plan' (GRAP) which is implemented in Delhi-NCR to combat air pollution during the winter season.

Light to moderate rain and a hailstorm with winds gusting up to 50 kilometers per hour is predicted to lash northwest India, including Delhi, next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

Many parts of northwest India may see a warmer winter season primarily due to likely subdued activity of western disturbances, the Met office said on Thursday.

Cold conditions set in Kashmir as most places recorded sub-zero night temperature, even as the meteorological office has forecast dry weather with colder nights till the end of this month, officials said today.

India may have to wait a bit longer for winter as the weather office on Tuesday forecast above-normal night temperatures for most parts of the country in November.

The national capital witnessed another cold morning today, with the minimum temperature settling at 8.7 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department or IMD said.

Delhiites woke up to a cold Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8.3 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.

With rising global temperatures and keeping with forecasts of past three years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday this year's winter season -- from December to February -- will be warmer than average.

Delhi's air quality was recorded in ''severe'' category on Saturday due to reduced wind speed even as authorities have forecast rainfall in the next couple of days which they said might lower the pollution level.

Kashmir was cut off from the rest of the country on Saturday as both surface as well as aerial connectivity to the valley was disrupted due to heavy snowfall which threw life out of gear in Srinagar.

India will witness 'above normal' winter this year, but North India is likely to have less of cold wave spells this season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In a first, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) will issue winter forecast and cold wave alerts for the season from this year.

Mustard output in Rajasthan, India's top producing state, will rise more than a fifth this year, according to a government estimate, but some farmers voiced scepticism of the forecast as lower sowing levels and a warm winter could hurt the crop.

Most parts of Uttar Pradesh continued to shiver on Tuesday with icy winds blowing and the regional Met office forecasting a spell of rains later in the day.

The weather advisory has forecast overcast conditions with snowfall in Kargil, Zanskar, and various areas of Leh.

This action comes as part of the government's pollution control plan known as the 'Graded Response Action Plan' (GRAP) which is implemented in Delhi-NCR to combat air pollution during the winter season.

Light to moderate rain and a hailstorm with winds gusting up to 50 kilometers per hour is predicted to lash northwest India, including Delhi, next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

Many parts of northwest India may see a warmer winter season primarily due to likely subdued activity of western disturbances, the Met office said on Thursday.

Cold conditions set in Kashmir as most places recorded sub-zero night temperature, even as the meteorological office has forecast dry weather with colder nights till the end of this month, officials said today.

India may have to wait a bit longer for winter as the weather office on Tuesday forecast above-normal night temperatures for most parts of the country in November.

The national capital witnessed another cold morning today, with the minimum temperature settling at 8.7 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department or IMD said.

Delhiites woke up to a cold Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8.3 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.

With rising global temperatures and keeping with forecasts of past three years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday this year's winter season -- from December to February -- will be warmer than average.

Delhi's air quality was recorded in ''severe'' category on Saturday due to reduced wind speed even as authorities have forecast rainfall in the next couple of days which they said might lower the pollution level.

Kashmir was cut off from the rest of the country on Saturday as both surface as well as aerial connectivity to the valley was disrupted due to heavy snowfall which threw life out of gear in Srinagar.

India will witness 'above normal' winter this year, but North India is likely to have less of cold wave spells this season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

In a first, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) will issue winter forecast and cold wave alerts for the season from this year.

Mustard output in Rajasthan, India's top producing state, will rise more than a fifth this year, according to a government estimate, but some farmers voiced scepticism of the forecast as lower sowing levels and a warm winter could hurt the crop.

Most parts of Uttar Pradesh continued to shiver on Tuesday with icy winds blowing and the regional Met office forecasting a spell of rains later in the day.