Isolated light rain is forecast in northern parts of Indian Punjab on November 12 and 13, followed by dry weather on November 14–15, according to IMD Chandigarh’s bulletin issued at 12:30 IST on November 11, 2026. The district maps show a wider northern area on November 12 and only Pathankot and Hoshiarpur on November 13. The forecast does not put the whole state under rain.

The bulletin identifies a western disturbance as a cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan and its neighbourhood. That is the weather-system background described alongside the rain forecast. IMD’s Chandigarh homepage repeats the prospect of isolated light rain in northern Punjab on the 12th and 13th. For people planning the next few days, the relevant distinction is where and on which date rain is forecast, rather than a general north-India weather headline.

IMD forecast: November 12 isolated light rain in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur; November 13 in Pathankot and Hoshiarpur; November 14–15 dry. Separate isolated shallow to moderate fog at night and morning. Issued November 11, 12:30 IST.
Dates and districts in IMD Chandigarh’s Punjab bulletin issued November 11, 2026 at 12:30 IST, checked November 12. Original editorial graphic; forecast areas do not imply rain at every locality. View full-size graphic ↗

Which districts are listed for each day?

For November 12, the dated district map marks isolated rain in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur. A district being included does not mean every locality will receive rain throughout the day. The bulletin describes the rain as light and isolated; it does not provide an exact shower time for a particular address.

For November 13, the rain area narrows to Pathankot and Hoshiarpur on the district map. The dated warning maps for both November 12 and 13 say NIL. That warning status can coexist with the light-rain forecast: it should not be read as proof of zero rainfall or as a guarantee about an individual journey.

The dry weekend and separate fog outlook

The seven-day forecast table turns dry from November 14, covering Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th. Separately, IMD forecasts shallow to moderate fog at isolated places during night and morning hours. Dry weather in the rain outlook therefore does not remove the need to check the fog information for an early or late journey. The bulletin does not support describing this as a dense-fog warning.

The issue time matters because these are forecasts, not reports of rain already observed on the 12th or 13th. This account uses the November 11, 12:30 IST bulletin checked on November 12. A later bulletin may change the district coverage or dates. Neither the district shading nor the statewide summary establishes a rainfall amount, an hourly timetable or a transport disruption.

Check the district, date and latest issue

Readers can open the latest Punjab daily bulletin from IMD Chandigarh, check its issue date, and match their district to the map for the planned day. For outdoor plans in one of the listed rain areas, carrying rain protection is a practical response to the forecast. IMD’s city report and forecast tool offers another local check: the page opened here initially displayed Ferozepore, so that selected city should not be mistaken for the whole of Punjab.

The planning lesson in this outlook is the change across dates: seven northern districts on November 12, two on November 13, and a dry rain forecast for November 14–15. Fog remains a separate night-and-morning consideration. Following the district, date and latest issue together gives a more useful basis for plans than applying one city’s conditions or an old warning headline across the state.

Sources & context

Original sources checked on November 12, 2026. Dated announcements and forecasts are distinguished from completed outcomes and observed conditions.

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