"... light rainfall and thunderstorms are expected..." IMD predicts Western disturbance

Delhi | IMD Scientist Soma Sen Roy says, "... A new western disturbance is now approaching from eastern Iran and is expected to affect North India within the next 24-48 hours. This will bring thunderstorms and some hailstorms to regions including West Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh and northwest Madhya Pradesh today and tomorrow... On January 12, light rainfall and thunderstorms are expected over East Madhya Pradesh, southeast Uttar Pradesh and North Chhattisgarh... Minimum temperatures across North India are expected to rise for the next 2-3 days due to this disturbance... In Prayagraj, fog is expected tomorrow morning followed by thunderstorms tomorrow night and the day after... After January 12, fog conditions will return on the morning of January 13, accompanied by a possible drop in minimum temperatures..."