Scattered light rain or snowfall has occurred over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as a causative western disturbance persisted over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir.

The system is expected to move in completely over Jammu and Kashmir and be on course for its continued away-movement to the east.

Unstable weather has already been triggered over the plains of northwest India with scattered rainfall being reported from Punjab, west Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh during the 24 hours ending Wednesday afternoon.

An India Meteorological Department (IMD) update said that isolated rain was also reported from west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and east Madhya Pradesh during this period.

The western disturbance will continue to affect western Himalayan region and adjoining plains of northwest India for three more days, the IMD said.

A weather warning said that isolated heavy rain or snow would occur over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Thursday and Friday.

Isolated hailstorms or thunder squalls may unfold over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh during this period.

Morning’s satellite cloud imagery showed the presence of convective (rain-bearing) clouds over parts of Jammu and Kashmir and southwest Bay of Bengal.

Meanwhile in the south, the upper air cyclonic circulation over southwest Bay of Bengal persisted.

An extended outlook valid until Monday said that scattered precipitation would occur over Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh while it would be isolated over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

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