New Delhi, February 7: Heavy rainfall accompanied with hailstones hit plains of North India including Punjab and Delhi-NCR on Thursday. Meanwhile, parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and higher regions of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall today. In Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological office has also predicted heavy snowfall in the coming days. Meanwhile, a red alert has been also issued for today. Fresh snowfall was also received at Kedarnath, Badrinath and other places in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand: Schools to Remain Shut as IMD Issues Heavy Rainfall Warning.

Video of heavy rains and hailstorm in Faridabad:

In Jammu and Kashmir, snowfall started on Wednesday morning. In upper areas, heavy snowfall continued till late night all across the valley. However, according to the IMD officials, the weather in the valley was likely to improve from Friday Morning. Due to bad weather and heavy snowfall at Srinagar airport, all flights are cancelled for today. Himachal Pradesh May Witness Heavy Snowfall on February 6-7, Warns IMD; Temperature Likely to Dip in Delhi-NCR.

The IMD also predicted thunderstorm accompanied with hailstorm and gusty winds, at isolated places very likely over Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim and North-East states of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. Meanwhile, areas of Punjab Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh are likely to be covered with dense fog over the next few days.

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