Isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Tamil Nadu today and tomorrow, while a Western Disturbance is likely to cause scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall over the Western Himalayan Region, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a forecast on Monday. There are chances of isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall over the Kashmir valley on November 12 and 13, it added.
"Isolated to scattered rainfall likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad during 10th-11th November and during 14th-15th November; Fairly Widespread to Widespread rainfall likely over the region during 12th-13th November," the weather forecast read. It added that similar weather is likely in Himachal Pradesh from November 10 to 15 (Tuesday to Sunday) and Uttarakhand on November 12 and 13 (Thursday and Friday).
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These regions in northwestern India may also experience thunderstorms in the coming days, the weather bureau warned. Isolated thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (speed reaching 40–50 km/h, gusting to 60 km/h) are likely over Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on November 12, 13, and 15 (Thursday, Friday, and Sunday). Meanwhile, places in Himachal Pradesh may witness gusty winds on Thursday and Friday. Also, isolated to scattered rainfall is likely over Punjab from Thursday, November 12, to Sunday, November 15.
Northeast India has also been given a weather warning for the coming week. Isolated to scattered rainfall is possible in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura at least until Thursday, November 12. Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura are likely to get isolated heavy rainfall on Wednesday, November 11. These states may also experience thunderstorms and lightning in at least some places.
Earlier in the day, Delhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years, with an average Air Quality Index of 376, and the morning after was only marginally better at 371, recorded at 10 am on Monday, when a blanket of smog and fog blanketed the city. The overall AQI stood at 371 at 10 am on Monday, which was also the highest for a post-Diwali day since 2021.
The national capital woke up to a thick layer of smog and fog on Monday, with visibility dropping sharply at both of Delhi's major weather stations during the early morning hours.
