The weather across India has turned ferocious, blending biting cold, relentless rain, thick snow, and howling winds into a perfect storm. Delhi leads the charge with unprecedented January rains—24 mm in a month unseen for four years—highlighted by Tuesday’s dramatic thunderstorm showers. January 28 forecasts mild fog at 12°C lows, rising to 18°C highs with afternoon clarity. A minor warm-up through January 31 precedes February 1’s yellow alert for pounding rain.
North heads into turbulence: Uttarakhand’s January 28 promises thunderous rain, 40-60 km/h gales, and high-altitude snow. Light-moderate showers tag along for Bihar, east UP, Chhattisgarh with 30-40 km/h winds; Sikkim braces for hail. A potent western disturbance arrives January 30 evening, reigniting rain-snow cycles in west Himalayas and lowlands on February 1-2.
Visibility woes ahead: Dense fog from January 28-30 in Himachal, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi parts; extending to UP, north MP, Rajasthan, Bihar. Cold wave grips Himachal, Punjab, Haryana till 31st, plus cold days in Himachal.
Orange alerts blaze for Himachal’s Kullu, Chamba, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti with heavy snowfalls logged—22 cm Gondhla, 21.3 cm Kukumseri, 20 cm Kothi. Tabo hits -8.9°C low. Jammu-Kashmir’s snow apocalypse: 58 Srinagar flights axed, highway closure, avalanche alerts. Relief teams work overtime in the whiteout crisis.