The upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday (April 4, 2026) witnessed contemporary snowfall as a spell of moist climate gripped north India, bringing rainfall to components of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Rains and hailstorms have continued to lash the northern States intermittently this week, with wheat growers in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan gazing main losses as a consequence of crop injury.
The nationwide capital, in the meantime, witnessed rain throughout the evening between Friday (April 3, 2026) and Saturday (April 4, 2026) in remoted areas. Nevertheless, the utmost temperature within the metropolis dropped as a consequence of persistent cloudy circumstances all through the day.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the snowfall additionally led to the closure of many essential inter-district roads, officers mentioned.
The Met Workplace warned of transient however intense heavy showers in remoted components, which can result in flash floods and landslides at a couple of weak locations and waterlogging in a couple of low-lying areas.
Sadhna Prime and different larger reaches in Kupwara, Mughal Highway in Shopian, Margan Prime connecting Anantnag with Kishtwar, and Razdan Prime, Gurez, and Tulail in Bandipora district, acquired contemporary in a single day snowfall.
The Affarwat mountain in Gulmarg vacationer resort, the Sonamarg-Zojila axis, and another hilly areas of the valley additionally acquired snowfall.
The plains of the valley, together with the summer time capital Srinagar, acquired rains, they added.
The moist climate introduced down the day temperature throughout the valley as folks needed to layer as much as battle the contemporary chilly.
Equally, each most and minimal temperatures decreased in Himachal Pradesh, with gentle to average rain and snowfall noticed in a number of areas.
The Shimla Meteorological Workplace has issued an orange alert for hailstorms, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds with speeds of 40 to 50 kmph within the Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, and Shimla districts on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) and Wednesday (April 8, 2026).
Within the larger reaches of Lahaul and Spiti and Kullu, contemporary snowfall was witnessed over the previous 24 hours since Friday (April 3, 2026) night. The climate division additionally predicted a moist spell within the state until April 10.
Within the nationwide capital, the minimal temperature rose to twenty.7°C, which is 1.9 levels above regular and 1.5 levels larger than the day past. In distinction, the utmost temperature reached 32°C, two levels beneath regular and one diploma decrease than the day earlier than.
Mahesh Palawat, vice chairman at Skymet, mentioned, “That is as a result of presence of a cloud cowl, because of which lesser warmth penetrates throughout the day and lesser warmth escapes from the earth’s floor at evening.” Moreover, the air high quality in Delhi confirmed important enchancment as a consequence of contemporary showers and gusty winds the day earlier than. The 24-hour common air high quality index (AQI) was reported at 137 (average) at 4 pm on Saturday (April 4, 2026), in comparison with an AQI of 266 (poor) recorded on the similar time on Friday (April 3, 2026), in accordance with Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB) information.
Based on CPCB requirements, an AQI of 0-50 is taken into account ‘good’, 51-100 ‘passable’, 101-200 ‘average’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’, and 401-500 ‘extreme’.
In Punjab, the common most temperature dropped by 0.7°C in comparison with a day earlier than, staying 2.6 levels beneath regular, whereas in Haryana, it noticed a fall of 0.9 diploma and stayed 1.8°C beneath regular.
Rainfall was recorded in Pathankot, Rupnagar, Amritsar, Fazilka, Ferozepur in Punjab, in addition to Haryana’s Mahendragarh and Yamunanagar.
Elements of Rajasthan recorded rainfall and gusty winds over the previous 24 hours as a consequence of a cyclonic circulation with extra thunderstorms and hail exercise forecasted for the area within the coming days, the IMD mentioned on Saturday (April 4, 2026).
“A brand new and powerful western disturbance is more likely to develop into lively over components of Jodhpur and Bikaner divisions from the afternoon of April 6, resulting in a excessive chance of thunderstorm and rainfall exercise in some areas,” the IMD mentioned.
The affect of the cyclone is predicted to peak on April 7. “Beneath its exercise, a number of components of Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Jaipur, Bharatpur and Kota divisions are more likely to expertise robust thunderstorms, gusty winds of 50-60 kmph, average to heavy rainfall and remoted hailstorms,” it mentioned. “Farmers are suggested to cowl harvested crops and grains stored in open areas or shift them to protected storage to forestall injury as a consequence of rain and hail,” the climate workplace mentioned.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot demanded rapid monetary help for farmers affected by unseasonal rain and hailstorms in components of the State, saying the injury has induced a disaster for farmers.
“In some components of the State, unseasonal rain and hailstorms have introduced catastrophe upon farmers. Wheat and isabgol crops have been broken in Bikaner division, whereas in Nagaur, crops like isabgol, cumin, wheat and fennel have suffered heavy losses,” he mentioned.
The IMD on Friday (April 3, 2026) mentioned temperatures are more likely to stay beneath regular or close to regular over most components of the nation within the subsequent few days.
In March, eight western disturbances impacted the nation, in opposition to the conventional of 5 – 6, it mentioned.