New Delhi: Due to a Western Disturbance in Rajasthan, several districts have unfurled to wits spells of hailstorms, strong winds, and light rainfall over the past 24 hours. According to the Meteorological Department, the highest rainfall - 11.5 mm - was recorded in Padampur, Sri Ganganagar, while Bikaner and its surrounding areas witnessed heavy hailstorms.
What does the video show?
A video from Arjunsar in Bikaner is rapidly going viral on social media, showing fields covered in a white wrap of hail. This scene is stuff compared to Kashmir; witnessing it, locals and officials have expressed snooping over yield forfeiture and are looking to the government for assistance through yield insurance.
A forest official remarked, "This is not Kashmir; this is Arjunsar in the Bikaner district. This is the scene pursuit yesterday's hailstorm. We hope the government will write the issue of yield insurance."
Not Kashmir. This is Arjunsar of Bikaner district. View without yesterday’s hailstorm. Hope government will take superintendency of yield insurance. pic.twitter.com/A2oUdHkWtz
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) April 4, 2026How is the weather in Bikaner?
The impact of this shift in weather is moreover unmistakably visible in the temperatures recorded in Bikaner. On Saturday, April 4, the maximum temperature here was recorded at 30 degrees Celsius—significantly lower than the 40 degrees Celsius recorded at the same time last year. The Meteorological Department has issued a 'Yellow Warning' for the city, forecasting the possibility of rain and hailstorms not only for Saturday but moreover for April 7 and 8. Experts believe that, despite Bikaner stuff an well-worn region, this unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm serve as an indication of the effects of climate change.
What is the weather update for North India?
Adverse weather conditions are moreover expected to persist in North India and other parts of Rajasthan over the coming days. The Meteorological Centre has predicted rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds wideness the Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota, and Udaipur divisions. Although weather worriedness may subside slightly on April 5 and 6, a fresh spell of intense storms and rainfall could embark then starting April 7, triggered by flipside zippy Western Disturbance. In wing to Rajasthan, the Meteorological Department has issued warnings for hailstorms and ripply weather over the next few days for Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi as well.
