Isolated pockets of Southwest Haryana also witnessed mild dust storm. Now conditions are favourable for isolated pre-monsoon activities over parts of Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan, Delhi and isolated pockets of West Uttar Pradesh during the next 24 hours.
Back to back western disturbances will offer some relief from the excruciating heat. Entire range of plains have suffered with prolonged spell of scorching heat, also encroaching the lower ranges of mountains. During the interim period between the disturbances, mercury will rise to scale day temperatures above 40°C, at many places.
Chances of moderate to heavy snowfall over Western Himalayas are almost nil. However, weak Western disturbances may continue until third week of March which may give isolated a rain and slow over upper reaches of hilly States.
In fact, even tonight, a weak Western Disturbance is expected to approach the Western Himalayas which will affect the state of Jammu and Kashmir both today and tomorrow. Tonight, the higher reaches will see some rainfall as well as isolated snow activities.
Western disturbance has arrived today over north India and will last for 48hr. Snow in the mountains and light rain in the plains is expected. Brief clearance will precede the next system reaching on 05thMar. Weather conditions in the mountains will improve on 04thMar, before clamping down again between 05th and 07thMar.