North India weather update: Light rain in Delhi-NCR, hail and snowfall in Himachal Pradesh

Several parts of North India have been witnessing rainfall for the last 24 hours, while the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh received snowfall. 

Hail, rain and snowfall occurred in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, causing landslides, road blockages and damage to crops and property, officials said. Shimla town received 83 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours. The town also received hail which led to slippery conditions on some roads.

Kangra district received 33 mm rain, while Dalhousie and Keylong recorded 27 and 26 mm rainfall, respectively. Snowfall in the Lahaul valley has led to the Manali-Leh highway to be blocked once again due to snow at the Baralacha Pass.

Several parts of Delhi received light rains on Friday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 22 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The weatherman has forecast thunderstorms with light to moderate rains over isolated places of north Delhi, southwest Delhi, south Delhi, New Delhi, central Delhi, northwest Delhi and IGI Airport among other areas during the day.

The IMD said light rain is likely to occur in parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.
It further said, "Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Assandh, Panipat, Gohana, Kaithal, Jind, Tosham, Bhiwani, Safidon, Meham, Rohtak, Gannaur, Sonipat, Siwani, Gurugram, Sohna, Kharkhoda (Haryana), Chapraula, Shamli."

It also predicted light to moderate rain in Uttar Pradesh's Khataoli, Daurala, Muzaffarnagar, Deoband, Bagpath, Kandhala, Baraut, Nazibabad, Khekra, Hastinapur, Chandpur and Saharanpur and Rajasthan's Sadulpur during the next two hours.

It added, "Light rain would like to occur over isolated places of North-Delhi. Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Narwana, Rajound, Karnal, Assandh, Panipat, Hissar, Adampur, Gohana."

(With agency inputs)