Rajasthan Weather: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange alert for several districts in Rajasthan as an active Western Disturbance approaches the region, bringing the threat of strong winds, rain, and hailstorms on April 6 and 7.
According to the IMD, a fresh spell of unstable weather is set to impact the state from Monday through Wednesday. By Monday evening, areas across the Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer, and Jaipur divisions, along with the Shekhawati region, are expected to witness gusty winds reaching 40-50 km/h, accompanied by light to moderate rainfall and isolated hailstorm activity.
The weather is likely to intensify on Tuesday, with widespread impact across divisions including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Jaipur, Bharatpur, Kota, and Udaipur. These regions may experience thunderstorms, stronger winds of 50-60 km/h, moderate to heavy rainfall, and scattered hailstorms. Rainfall between 20 mm and 50 mm is likely, particularly over the Bikaner division and the Shekhawati belt.
For April 7, the IMD has placed districts such as Jodhpur, Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, Bharatpur, Alwar, Dholpur, Dausa, and Nagaur under an Orange alert.
Conditions are expected to ease from April 8, with only isolated light to moderate rainfall likely in parts of northern Rajasthan, especially in the Bikaner, Jaipur, and Bharatpur divisions. Most other regions are expected to remain dry.
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From April 9 onward, the state is likely to see largely dry weather for the next three to four days, along with a gradual rise in daytime temperatures by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.