The month of January is about to end, but the cold and bad weather in the country does not seem to be stopping yet. Releasing the latest forecast, the Indian Meteorological Department has said that on January 27, the weather may take a sudden turn in many parts of the country. According to the Meteorological Department, rain, strong winds and storms are expected in a total of 13 states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu. The Meteorological Department says that due to the activation of Western Disturbance, the weather patterns are going to change completely, especially in North India, due to which the temperature may drop and cold may increase.

An active western disturbance is moving towards Delhi-NCR, due to which the Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert. There is a possibility of cloudy sky throughout the day in the capital and surrounding areas. Light rain and thundershowers may be accompanied by strong winds at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. According to the Meteorological Department, there are chances of rain from afternoon till night. The minimum temperature is likely to be around 9 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is likely to be around 19 degrees Celsius. Due to clouds and rain, cold can be felt even during the day.

Fear of rain and hailstorm in Uttar Pradesh

The weather is expected to be more active in Uttar Pradesh on 27 and 28 January. According to the Meteorological Department, there may be moderate to heavy rain in many parts of the state. There is also a possibility of hailstorm and thunderstorm at some places in western Uttar Pradesh. The effect of rain and strong winds can be seen from Meerut, Ghaziabad, Shamli to Ayodhya and Sultanpur. There is a possibility of a drop in the temperature after the rain, due to which the maximum temperature in areas like Noida, Ghaziabad and Meerut may remain around 19 degrees Celsius.

Western disturbance became active again in Rajasthan

A new western disturbance is also becoming active in Rajasthan, due to which the weather may worsen in many parts of the state. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain in Bikaner, Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota and Bharatpur divisions. According to the Meteorological Department, lightning may occur in some areas and strong winds may blow at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. There is also a possibility of hailstorm at some places. However, IMD says that after January 27, there is hope of gradual relief from cold wave in the state.

Alert of rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir

The Meteorological Department has also issued a warning for Jammu and Kashmir. There may be light rain or snowfall in many areas on January 27 and 28. There is a danger of avalanche in high altitude areas. The weather may remain partly bad for the next two days, while after that the weather is likely to remain dry. The administration has advised people to avoid going to avalanche prone areas.

Weather will change in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry also

Changes in weather can also be seen in the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of light rain here. The effect of easterly winds blowing from Comorin Sea towards Kerala coast will be visible in these areas. It may rain at some places during the afternoon and evening. Rain activities may increase on January 28, although the weather is expected to remain dry again between January 28 and 31.

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In North India, on Sunday (December 21, 2025), severe cold chilled people and at other places a dense blanket of fog slowed down the pace. Due to snowfall in the highlands of North India and rain in the plains, the mercury dropped in Jammu and Kashmir, while the cold wave increased in Punjab and Haryana and visibility was affected due to fog in some parts of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and northeastern Himachal Pradesh and rain along with snow at some places till Monday (December 22, 2025).

According to IMD, Palam, one of the major weather monitoring centres, recorded a minimum visibility of 300 meters due to moderate fog between 10 pm on Saturday (December 20, 2025) and 12:30 pm on Sunday. The IMD said visibility increased to 600 meters due to light fog, but dropped again to 350 meters due to winds blowing from east-southeast direction at a speed of 7 km per hour.

Light rain and snowfall in Kashmir

Officials said snowfall occurred in Gulmarg, located in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, where about two inches of snow has accumulated. He said that snowfall started in Sonamarg located on the Srinagar-Kargil highway on the morning of Sunday (December 21), which was continuing till the last information was received. Sadhna Top, which connects the Tangdhar sector near the LoC to the main Kashmir valley, has received moderate snowfall since Saturday (December 20) night, due to which about six inches of snow has accumulated. Officials said light rain started overnight in Srinagar and other parts of the valley and continued intermittently.

There will be severe cold in many areas from Himachal to Punjab and Haryana.

At the same time, moderate to heavy snowfall is expected at some places in Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts of Himachal Pradesh. According to IMD, dense fog is expected at some places in Una, Bilaspur (Bhakhra Dam Reserve) and Mandi (Balh Valley) districts during the late night and morning of 21 and 22 December. Whereas many areas of Punjab and Haryana experienced severe cold on Sunday (December 21) and dense fog was seen in many areas of both the states.

At the same time, Narnaul was the coldest place in Haryana, where the mercury fell to 5.2 degrees Celsius. Whereas, Gurdaspur was the coldest place in Punjab, where the minimum temperature was recorded at 6.8 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature in Chandigarh was 8.8 degrees Celsius.

Dense fog will prevail in UP and Rajasthan – IMD

IMD said that there was very dense fog in some parts of Uttar Pradesh, due to which visibility was reduced to less than 50 meters. The department predicted that there will be dense to very dense fog in some areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh during night and morning hours till December 23. At the same time, a slight increase in temperature has been recorded in Rajasthan, although the night temperature at most places still remains below 10 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department gave this information. The minimum temperature in Fatehpur, Sikar was recorded at 8.9 degrees Celsius, which was 5.4 degrees Celsius on Friday.

Yellow alert issued for many districts of Jharkhand

IMD has issued an alert on Sunday (December 21) regarding cold and dense fog in some parts of Jharkhand. The minimum temperature has been recorded below 10 degrees Celsius in many districts of the state. IMD said that a yellow alert regarding cold has been issued for Garhwa, Palamu, Chatra, Latehar and Lohardaga districts till 8.30 am on Monday (22 December). Dense fog alert has been issued in 15 districts including Garhwa, Palamu, Chatra, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Deoghar, Ranchi, Ramgarh, Bokaro, Dhanbad and Khunti.

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