There will be rain in Delhi for 2 days, hailstorm in many states, alert for Punjab also

According to IMD, there is a possibility of heavy rain and snowfall in the western Himalayan region on February 21 and there is a possibility of rain in the plains of northwest India as well.

At present the weather is playing a game of hide and seek across the country. While there is snowfall in the mountains due to the effect of western disturbance, rain in the plains has changed the mood of the weather. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department issued an update saying that rain and hailstorm will continue in some areas of North-West India for the next 2 days.

Regarding the capital Delhi, the Meteorological Department says that it has rained for five days so far in the month of February and this trend is expected to continue for the next two days. There is a possibility of rain in Delhi-NCR today i.e. on Wednesday (21 February). The minimum temperature recorded on Tuesday was 14.7 degrees Celsius, which is four degrees above the season's average.

According to Central Pollution Control Board data, the air quality index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded in the 'poor' category at 214 at 9 am. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', between 51 and 100 'satisfactory', between 101 and 200 'moderate', between 201 and 300 'poor', between 301 and 400 'very poor'. Is. And anything between 401 and 500 is considered 'severe'.

According to IMD, there is a possibility of heavy rain and snowfall in the western Himalayan region on February 21 and there is a possibility of rain in the plains of northwest India as well. Giving information, IMD said that today i.e. on Wednesday (21 February) there is a possibility of hailstorm in Bihar, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The Meteorological Department has issued a rain alert in 17 districts of Punjab.

The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert of hailstorm with strong winds in Karnal, Rohtak, Panchkula, Sonipat, Ambala, Jhajjar, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Jind, Panipat and Jhajjar in Haryana. Also, on February 22, a warning of heavy rain and snowfall has been issued at various places in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. Along with this, yellow alert has been issued here.

The weather department has predicted heavy rain and snowfall in the northeastern states of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on February 22. Apart from this, yellow alert of heavy snowfall and rain has also been issued in Arunachal Pradesh.