Cyclonic circulation over Equatorial Indian Ocean, adjoining southwest BoB; check IMD’s forecast

A cyclonic circulation lies over Equatorial Indian Ocean and the adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels. It is very likely to cause light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm and lightning at a few places with heavy rainfall at isolated places over south Tamil Nadu on December 31, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD).

As per the IMD, a western disturbance is seen as a cyclonic circulation over east Afghanistan in lower tropospheric levels.

Another fresh western disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India from January 4, 2025. It is very likely to cause light isolated to scattered rainfall/snowfall over Western Himalayan region from 1st to 3rd January and scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall over the region from 4th to 6th January. 

Heavy rainfall/snowfall at isolated places is also likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Bal tistan-Muzaffarabad on 5th January 2025.

Light, isolated to scattered rainfall is also likely over the plains of Northwest India from 4th to 6th January 2025.

Cold Wave Warnings:

Cold wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of Himachal Pradesh on 31st December. 

Cold Day Warnings: Cold Day to severe cold day conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan on 31st December. 

Cold Day conditions are very likely in some parts of West Uttar Pradesh on 31st December; in isolated pockets of West Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana-Chandigarh on 1st January; Himachal Pradesh on 31st December; East Uttar Pradesh on 31st December and 1st January