Today’s LIVE Weather Update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather warning for northwest India due to an “intense western disturbance”. While Shimla witnessed the first snowfall of the season, Gulmarg recorded 20-24 inches of snow on Friday. Delhi’s AQI improved to ‘poor’ range after Basant Panchmi rainfall ended the dry season.
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed after heavy snowfall disrupted traffic. Several flights at Srinagar airport have been canceled due to NOTAM in force at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and continued snow conditions in Srinagar.
In a post on X, the IMD said: “Due to intense western disturbance, heavy rain/snow accompanied by hail, lightning and gusty winds are likely at isolated places over western Himalayan region on 22-23 January 2026. Light to moderate rainfall is also likely at a few places over the plains of northwest India during the same period.
