J&K, Himachal Rain From 10 November as Western Disturbance Arrives
Kashmir and Himachal get the heaviest spell on 11 and 12 November; Delhi and Punjab see only light rain after days of smog.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a fresh western disturbance over the northwestern Himalayan region from 10 November, with rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi through 12 November. The forecast is in IMD’s all-India bulletin issued at 8:35 pm IST on 6 November. Until then, Delhi is expected to stay dry, with shallow fog and very poor air.
Kashmir Rain Turns Heavier on 11 and 12 November
For Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, IMD expects isolated to scattered rain on 10 November, rising to fairly widespread or widespread rain on 11 and 12 November, with isolated heavy rain on 12 November. Thunderstorms with winds of 40-50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph, are forecast for 10-12 November.
Himachal Pradesh may see isolated to scattered rain from 10 to 12 November, with isolated thunderstorm and lightning on 12 November. Uttarakhand gets its own spell earlier, with isolated to scattered rain on 8 and 9 November.
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Plains Get Light Rain Only on 11 and 12 November
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi are forecast isolated to scattered rain on 11 and 12 November. Before that, Delhi’s air is the bigger worry. The city’s average AQI was 389 at 8 am on 6 November, up from 367 a day earlier, with Rohini and IIT Delhi at 474 each, according to CPCB data cited by Business Standard. IMD has forecast shallow fog for four days, with fog or mist likely early on 10 and 11 November.
Delhi-NCR was placed under GRAP Stage III on Friday, as IPB reported, and IPB’s earlier weather report tracked the same system.
Mandi Records the Country’s Lowest Minimum
The lowest minimum temperature in the country on 6 November was 10.3°C at Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, the bulletin shows. IMD has not issued a cold wave forecast for the north. More forecasts are on the IPB weather page and under the IMD tag. The bulletin runs to 12 November.
Source: IMD all-India weather bulletin, 6 November 2026. Also based on reporting by Business Standard.
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