Rain alert in 10 states including Punjab-Haryana, cold may increase

Snowfall continues to wreak havoc on the mountains

Due to the impact of the new western disturbance, there may be light to moderate rain or snowfall in the western Himalayan region on 17-18 February. There is a possibility of rain in Chamoli, Rudra Prayag, Almora, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar of Uttarakhand, while there are chances of snowfall at isolated places on February 18-19. Apart from this, there may be clouds and thundershowers in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh also. The weather is expected to remain bad for 2 days in Himachal Pradesh also.

There will be shadow of rain in these states

There is a rain alert in 15 districts of Madhya Pradesh today and similar weather may persist for the next 2 days, while in 13 districts of Rajasthan, there may be rain and hail along with strong winds. Here the maximum impact of western disturbance can be seen on 18th February. Today, there will be light showers and fog in some areas in the western districts of Uttar Pradesh, while fog is visible at some places in Bihar.

Dense fog seen in Odisha in the morning

#WATCH | Cuttack, Odisha: Dense fog was seen enveloping some parts of Cuttack. pic.twitter.com/nGTSpJDtwg

— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2026

There will be fluctuations in the temperature of Rajasthan

There will be fluctuations in the temperature of Delhi. Today there may be an increase of up to 2-3 degrees, which will cause a feeling of heat in the afternoon. Light rain may be seen in Delhi NCR during the next 24 hours. During this period, wind can also blow at a speed of 40 km/hour. The effect of western disturbance will be more visible on 18th February. There is a possibility of drop in temperature on 19th and 20th February due to rain.