Met Department predicts heavy deluge in North India in upcoming days

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New Delhi: The Met Department has predicted heavy rains in North India during the next two to three days including some areas of Jammu and Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.

An avalanche warning has also been issued for high reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, asking people not to venture in these areas over the next 36 hours.

Defence Research and Development Organization said that higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh have witnessed fresh snowfall and rain during the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the national capital woke up to a rainy morning on Saturday and it was not just showers as hailstorm was also observed across most parts of Delhi-NCR.

Rain made its appearance over the national capital on Friday afternoon, paving way for pleasant weather.

Delhi has been witnessing above normal maximum temperatures for the last two days. In absence of any rain activity throughout the week, day maximums had been showing rising trend.