By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said due to an intense Western disturbances, light to moderate rainfall and snowfall at most places with isolated heavy falls likely over the Western Himalayan region that includes Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir for nearly one week beginning from tomorrow (Jan 22).
Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall/snowfall over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh on 22nd & 23rd; Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand on 23rd January, it said.
Thunderstorm activity accompanied with hailstorm, lightning & gusty winds (speed 50-60 kmph) likely over Punjab on 22nd & 23rd; Haryana Chandigarh & Delhi on 23rd January; with hailstorm, lightning & gusty winds (speed 40-50 kmph) likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh, Punjab on 22nd & 23rd; Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, north Rajasthan on 23rd; with lightning & gusty winds (speed 40-50 kmph) likely over East Rajasthan, Haryana Chandigarh & Delhi on 22nd; with lightning & gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) likely over
West Rajasthan on 22nd January.
❖ Thunderstorm activity accompanied with lightning likely over northeast Nicobar on 21st & 22nd; Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal on 24th & 25th January.