The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and yellow alert for severe cold wave and extremely heavy rainfall, snowfall in several states of Northern India. The IMD also predicted wet spell over Western Himalayan Region from 29 January to 3 February, with possibility of heavy rainfalls on 30 and 31 January.

IMD Forecast: Rainfall

• Moderate rainfall or snowfall predicted over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, and Himachal Pradesh during next 7 days till 3 February
• Heavy rainfall or snowfall predicted over Kashmir on 30 and 31 January, over Himachal Pradesh on 31 January
• Moderate rainfall or snowfall predicted over Uttarakhand and light rainfall over Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh during 31 January to 2 February

IMD Forecast: Cold Day

• Severe Cold Day conditions very likely to continue in isolated pockets over Bihar from 29 to 31 January
• Severe Cold Day conditions very likely to continue in some parts of Uttar Pradesh on 29 January
• Cold Day conditions very likely to continue over Uttarakhand on 29 January