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24th January 

Precipitation from the Awaited Strong W.D.

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Scenes from the W.D FROM North India 

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Shimla 

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23rd. MORNING...THE WESTERN DISTURBANCE..

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 22nd January 

Delhi is set to witness a much-awaited change  after one of its longest dry spells in recent years.

Safdarjung observatory last recorded measurable rainfall on 8 October 2025, soon after the southwest monsoon withdrew.

Only a trace was noted on 9 January 2026. Now, rainfall is expected to begin during the early hours of tomorrow.

21st January 

Indian Cities Air Quality..Good or Bad ..you decide.

Weekend snow: Russia sees 7 feet, Florida gets a dusting

19th January  2025

Parts of Russia are dealing with the aftermath of a powerful storm that dumped more than 7 feet of snow over the weekend. At the same time, northern Florida experienced rare snowfall. FOX 9 meteorologist Cody Matz reports.

Meanwhile in Australia...

Parts of Western Australia's north are sweltering through a heatwave too hot to be measured by some thermometers.

Severe heatwave conditions are affecting inland parts of WA's Pilbara region and coastal areas from Coral Bay to Kalbarri, and are expected to have maximum temperatures in the high 40s for the remainder of the week.

Neil Munro's newly purchased thermometer only goes as high as 50 degrees Celsius. (Supplied: Neil Munro)

When the weather bureau reported maximums of nearly 48 degrees Celsius in Marble Bar this week, local caravan park owner Neil Munro said his newly bought thermometer could not capture the full brunt of the heat.

Mr Munro said in his area, the temperature surpassed 50C.

"The temperature gauge that I just bought not long ago, with the barometer and everything, I was very disappointed with it because it only goes up to 50C,"

Mr Munro said.

"It hit 50C yesterday … we've got the electronic one but that got up above 53C."

Neil Munro's digital weather station recorded a temperature of 53.9C this week at Marble Bar. (Supplied: Neil Munro)

Marble Bar has been called Australia's "hottest town".

W.D APPROACHING

This winter's first strong Western Disturbance (WD) to affect the country during 22nd-23rd January!

A strong WD is expected to affect Western Himalayas and northern plains bringing moderate-heavy rain and heavy snowfall over the Himalayan regions of Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and western parts of Nepal. 

Travel should be avoided in the mountains unless very necessary. 

Rain/thundershowers likely in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi NCR region and western Uttar Pradesh.

Mumbai: Warmer days around 31-33°C before the WD, till 22nd January. Nights can be around 18°C. Both day and night temperatures dropping with cool breeze on 23rd and 24th January. Days could be around 29-30°C, and nights may get more pleasant to around 16°C. Not expecting a cold wave for Mumbai region from this WD. 

Thane and Palghar districts will see cooler nights than Mumbai. 

Pune: Warmer days and nights till 22nd January around 31-32°C/15°C range. It will cool down to around 30-31°C and 13-14°C by 23rd and 24th. 

Nashik/Dhule/Jalgaon districts could be 1-3°C cooler than Pune region. 

Lonavala and Mahabaleshwar - cooler nights  around 11-12°C from 23rd/24th onwards

Gujarat: Effect of the WD will be felt from 23rd/24th onwards as daytime temperatures across most of the state will dip to around 29-30°C on 23rd and below 28°C on 24th January. Nights getting cooler with below 16°C on 23rd and below 14°C in many regions of north Gujarat and Saurashtra during 24th-25th January. 

Below: The forecasted winds show the WD trough on 22nd January dipping into Arabian Sea

Forecasted winds at 850 hPa (~1.5 km altitude) on 22nd January as per GFS model.

Forecasted winds at 700 hPa (~3.3 km altitude) on 22nd January as per GFS model.

Forecasted winds at 500 hPa (~5.5 km altitude) on 22nd January as per GFS model.