However, the alert has since been withdrawn as temperatures have come down slightly. The IMD in its new release, late on Monday night, said that the maximum temperature remains at 4-9 degrees Celsius above normal.
Image source- twitterAccording to the IMD, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and parts of Jammu have witnessed temperatures 6 to 11 degrees higher than normal. In these parts, the presence of a western disturbance is likely to bring some relief to the Himalayan states, the IMD says.
In the month of November and December, there were no significant western disturbances and the weather was quite dry as there was no rainfall snowfall,u201d Mahesh Palawat, vice president of Skymet weather, told ThePrint. u201cIn January, we have seen intense snowfall because of western disturbance, but again from February, the intensity of western disturbance has reduced while the frequency has increased.u201d He added that these successive western disturbances are weak and are blocking northerly winds, which are cold and dry.Although in some places the weather is cool after the dawn but is scorching high during the noon! Comment down the temperature in your city.
