The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA), Home Department in coordination with Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati has issued weather updates for the coming days.

           NSDMA through a press release stated that the weather across Nagaland will experience partly cloudy weather in the coming days. Rainfall activity is expected in districts like Mokokchung, Kiphire, Peren, Tuensang, and Noklak between 23rd to 26th of February 2022 but for a short duration which will be light and scattered. The weather condition in most of the districts will improve starting from the 27th of February 2022. The temperature is expected to increase marginally during this period and days would be sunny.

However, some of the districts where snowfall was observed during the past days such as Kohima is expected to again hit a minimum low temperature of 0°C with a maximum temperature of 12°C, Phek is expected to have a minimum and maximum temperature of 3°C and 19°C, Aghunato will have a minimum and maximum temperature of 2°C and 17°C, Kiphire will have minimum and maximum temperature of 5°C and 22°C and Tuensang will have a minimum and maximum temperature of 4°C and 18°C during this period.

The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority urged the public to exercise caution to avoid any eventualities during this period.  NSDMA has also requested all the DDMAs and other line departments who are responsible to attend to any emergencies caused by natural calamities and to be on alert to save lives and properties during this period.

(DIPR)