IMD Weather Update: Fog Warning For North Indian States, Delhi’s AQI Remains ‘Severe’

IMD Weather Update: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall over Kerala, Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, South Interior Karnataka today. IMD said that at present neutral El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions are observed over the equatorial Pacific. The probability forecast indicates a highest probability of La Nina conditions during the NDJ (November/December/January) and DJF (December/January/February) seasons.

Rainfall Forecast

IMD has forecasted light to moderate rainfall accompanied with isolated thunderstorm and lightning over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe and Coastal Andhra Pradesh during 14^th – 18^th November.

Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe are expected to receive isolated heavy rainfall on Friday.

IMD further added that overall rainfall is likely to be normal to above normal over most parts of South Peninsular India and over Western Himalayan Region during the week.

Rainfall Warning : 15th November 2024
वर्षा की चेतावनी : 15th नवंबर 2024 #rainfallwarning #IMDWeatherUpdate #stayalert #staysafe #TamilNadu #Kerala #Karnataka@moesgoi @ndmaindia @DDNational@airnewsalerts @tnsdma @APSDMA @KeralaSDMA @KarnatakaSNDMC pic.twitter.com/726E1ZgipA

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 14, 2024

IMD Weather Update: Temperature Conditions And Forecast

No significant change in minimum temperature has been observed by the IMD during past 24 hours.

IMD said that there will be gradual fall in minimum temperatures by 2-3°C over northwest India during next one week. No significant change in minimum temperatures will prevail over central India during next one week. However, gradual fall in minimum temperatures by 2-4°C is likely to be observed over East India during next one week.

IMD Weather Update: Dense Fog Warning

Fog has started to envelop several parts of Northern India. IMD stated that dense to very dense fog conditions will prevail in night/ morning hours Punjab and Haryana during first of this week. Uttar Pradesh will see foggy conditions till 15^th November in morning hours. Fog will engulf West Rajasthan till 17^th November.

Dense fog conditions will prevail over Himachal Pradesh till 19^th November; Uttarakhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar and Jharkhand till 17^th November.

Dense to very dense fog conditions very likely to prevail in night/early morning hours in isolated pockets of Punjab till 16th morning hours and Dense fog for subsequent for 17th November 2024 morning.#imdweatherupdate #visibilityalert #fogalert #densefog #verydensefog #up… pic.twitter.com/9En09CG2PW

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 14, 2024

Dense fog conditions very likely to prevail in night/early morning hours in isolated pockets over Himachal Pradesh till 19th morning hours.#imdweatherupdate #visibilityalert #fogalert #densefog #verydensefog #HimachalPradesh@AAI_Official @DGCAIndia @RailMinIndia… pic.twitter.com/BxmAnJxGHy

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 14, 2024

As fog conditions prevail over several states, low visibility was reported from places like Amritsar, Pathankot.

Visibility reported at 2200 hrs IST (in meters): Amritsar-0 and Pathankot-100. pic.twitter.com/MoGwGvpdTT

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 14, 2024

IMD released picture of area covered by fog based on INSAT3DR at 0815 Hrs IST of 13th, 14th & today, 15th November 2024.

Area covered by Fog based on INSAT3DR at 0815 Hrs IST of 13th, 14th & today, 15th November 2024#imdweatherupdate #fog #fogalert #fogwarning @DGCAIndia @AAI_Official @RailMinIndia @NHAI_Official @moesgoi @DDNewslive @ndmaindia@airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/rPKzGeOENK

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) November 15, 2024

Weather Forecast For Delhi

IMD said that there has been a slight fall in maximum and minimum temperatures over Delhi/NCR during past 24 hours. The maximum and minimum temperature over Delhi are currently in the range of 26-28°C and 11-17°C respectively.

Delhi will have mainly clear sky today with smog/moderate to dense fog at few places in the morning.

Smog/ shallow to moderate fog is likely to prevail in evening/night.

According to SAFAR-India data, AQI of Delhi recorded at 7 am on Friday is 420 which comes under ‘Severe’ category.

#WATCH | Delhi: A layer of smog envelops the capital city as pollution levels continue to remain high.

(Drone visuals from Sarai Kale Khan shot at 8.20 am) pic.twitter.com/qT7TYAxuXJ

— ANI (@ANI) November 15, 2024

#WATCH | Delhi: Drone visuals from the Anand Vihar area shows a thick layer of haze in the air. Visuals shot at 9:30 am today. pic.twitter.com/tB9wxFcayd

— ANI (@ANI) November 15, 2024

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