Delhi, 13th November 2022: The weather in North India is constantly changing. On one hand, a drop in temperature is being recorded, and on the other, snowfall and rain have also increased the coolness. Meanwhile, rain continues to wreak havoc in South India. The Meteorological Department has stated that due to Western Disturbance, snowfall and rain can be seen in the western Himalayan regions on 13 and 14 November.
According to the IMD, a cyclonic circulation is very likely to form over central Pakistan and its neighbourhood tomorrow, November 14 2022. Due to this, light to moderate rain and snowfall with thunder and lightning are very likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, on November 13 and 14. Apart from this, there is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at different places in Uttarakhand.
On the other hand, there is a possibility of light rain at different places in Haryana and western Rajasthan adjacent to Delhi on 14 November. No significant change in minimum temperature is likely over many parts of northwest India during the next 48 hours and may further decrease by 2-3°C thereafter. In addition, a low-pressure area is very likely to form over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and the neighbourhood around 16 November. Due to this, widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls is very likely over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the 15th and 16th of November.
Delhi’s air quality improved to the ‘poor’ category on Sunday from the ‘very poor’ category a day earlier. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 295 at 9 am. AQI in 21 out of 37 monitoring stations remained in the ‘very poor’ category. AQI was recorded at 399 in NSIT Dwarka, 346 in Shadipur, 342 in Anand Vihar, 328 in RK Puram, and 326 in Jahangirpuri. Delhi’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) improved from 346 on Friday to 303 on Saturday. It was 295 on Thursday. An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor, and between 401 and 500 are considered in the ‘severe’ range.