New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- India is likely to witness below-normal rainfall in February, while both minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to remain above normal across most parts of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

Addressing a press conference, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that below-normal cold wave days are expected over several parts of northwest and adjoining central India during the month.

He said that monthly rainfall during February 2026 over Northwest India--comprising East Uttar Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh--is most likely to be below normal.

"Monthly rainfall over th...