Rain, Thunderstorm Alert in Rajasthan as Western Disturbance Becomes Active from March 18

The weather in Rajasthan is about to change once again. According to the Meteorological Center, Jaipur, a strong system is likely to set in the state from March 18. It may result in cloudy skies, rain, strong winds, and hail in the state till March 20. A rain alert has been issued in eight districts of the state on March 18.

In the last two days, rain and hail have resulted in the reduction of heat in the state. On Monday, the minimum temperatures in several cities were below normal during the day, while the night temperatures were also low, dipping below 15 degrees Celsius.

On Monday, the western and northern parts of the state were partly cloudy. Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Jaisalmer, and Barmer were cloudy, which resulted in weak sunlight and a breeze. Sriganganagar recorded a maximum temperature of 27.7 degrees Celsius, while Hanumangarh recorded a low of 24.2 degrees Celsius.

Moreover, Churu and Bikaner recorded maximum temperatures of 32.8 degrees Celsius, Jaisalmer and Udaipur 34.8 degrees Celsius, Barmer and Chittorgarh 38.6 degrees Celsius, Jalore 35.5 degrees Celsius, Sirohi 33.4 degrees Celsius, Jodhpur 36 degrees Celsius, Phalodi 37.6 degrees Celsius, and Kota 36.3 degrees Celsius. Temperatures in Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh were below normal, while those in Churu, Bikaner, and Udaipur were around normal. The lowest minimum temperature was recorded at 11.7 degrees Celsius in Fatehpur. The minimum temperature was recorded at 13.2 degrees in Nagaur, 14 degrees in Sriganganagar, 15.2 degrees in Alwar, 15.3 degrees in Baran, 15.5 degrees in Sikar and 15.9 degrees in Churu.

Apart from this, the minimum temperature was recorded at 16 degrees in Bhilwara, 16.6 degrees in Vanasthali (Tonk) and Jhunjhunu, 16.4 degrees in Pilani, 16.7 degrees in Dausa, 16.5 degrees in Karauli, 16.3 degrees in Hanumangarh, 16.9 degrees in Jodhpur, 17.4 degrees in Chittorgarh, 17.8 degrees in Udaipur and 18.5 degrees in Jaisalmer.

According to the Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, the weather is expected to be clear in Jaipur on March 17, but a strong western disturbance may become active from March 18. Due to this, there is a possibility of cloudy weather, light rain, strong winds and hailstorms in some places in Jaipur and surrounding areas till March 20.

Due to rain and hailstorm in many parts of the state in the last two days, the temperature has dropped. This has also affected the weather in Jaipur. On Monday morning, there were light clouds in Jaipur and the weather remained pleasant due to the cool breeze.