The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of two Western Disturbances likely to impact Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining areas between January 22 and 28, bringing widespread rain and snowfall, with heavy precipitation at isolated places. According to the advisory, the first and more intense system is expected to affect the region from January 22 to 24, with peak activity on January 23.

The second disturbance, of moderate intensity, is likely to influence weather conditions from the night of January 26 till the forenoon of January 28, with peak impact on January 27. The advisory further warned of the possibility of landslides, mudslides and gusty winds likely to reach speeds of 40 to 60 kmph at vulnerable locations. The IMD has also cautioned that the weather activity may disrupt surface and air transport, including traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and other major roads in the higher reaches of the Union Territory.

Travellers, tourists and transporters have been advised to plan their journeys accordingly. People living in snow-bound areas have been asked to avoid venturing into slippery and avalanche-prone zones. Farmers have also been advised to suspend irrigation, fertiliser application and chemical spray activities during the affected period.