India, July 17 -- If you're planning a trip to the Himalayas this weekend or in the coming days, you may want to hold off on packing your bags. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a fresh spell of widespread monsoon activity across Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand from July 18, with heavy to very heavy rainfall expected across the region.

The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Himachal Pradesh, while Uttarakhand is on high alert for flash floods and landslides. The IMD attributed the expected rainfall increase to multiple active weather systems.

Weather enthusiast Navdeep Dahiya also issued a similar warning on social media. In a post on X, he gave two reasons to avoid a Himalayan trip this weekend ...