Delhi, northern India set for another round of stormy weather this week

By Eric Leister, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Severe weather pounded New Delhi and surrounding parts of northern India last week, and another round of stormy weather is expected later this week.

Both large hail and a tornado were reported in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday, Feb. 7, and the region faces yet another upcoming risk for stormy weather.

Showers and thunderstorms will lash much of northern India from Wednesday night into Friday, including New Delhi and the NCR.

Downpours and gusty winds will be the most likely threats; however, hail is once again a possibility.

Residents of the NCR should be on alert for adverse weather to start early Thursday morning, with the worst weather expected during the day on Thursday.

Other locations at risk for rain and thunderstorms on Thursday include Punjab, Haryana, eastern Rajasthan, northern Madhya Pradesh and areas in Uttar Pradesh from Lucknow westward.

The size of the hailstones that pounded Delhi on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, are shown. (Twitter photo/@prasadneha)

There will continue to be the risk for showers and thunderstorms from Thursday night into Friday across the NCR, Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh.

Significant travel disruptions are expected across the region both Thursday and Friday as a result of the adverse weather.

While thunderstorms threaten areas farther south, Jammu and Kashmir will again be at risk for heavy snowfall both Thursday and Friday.

New travel disruptions and avalanches will be possible across the region, which suffered from deadly avalanches each of the past two weeks.

Improved weather is in store for northern and northwest India for the upcoming weekend as the storm shifts farther east.

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On Friday, the risk for showers and thunderstorms will extend south and eastward, reaching parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and northern Telangana.

An isolated shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out in northwest Orissa and western West Bengal late in the day.

By Saturday, showers and thunderstorms will be possible from Orissa into West Bengal and northeast India.

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