Widespread rainfall being reported from many places over the past 24 hours in the State, Meteorological centre said that monsoon has remained normal in Uttarakhand during past 24 hours. Rain would lash several parts of the State on Tuesday too with possibility of thunder showers battering some places.
Dehradun witnessed rainfall at isolated places during the morning hours. The sky remaining under the cloud cover for most part of the day, rain occurred during the evening hours at some places in the city.
Meanwhile, a Dehradun control room official said that while roads earlier blocked by landslides are being reopened fresh landslides have blocked some in the hills of the district on Monday. “While on Sunday, seven out of 12 roads were opened for traffic 12 roads in the district have been blocked again on Monday following fresh incidence of landslides. The still-blocked roads include one in Mussoorie, three in Chakrata, one each in Kalighat Sarona, Malsi Road and lKD Kimari, Chimasari-Sahastradhara, Ser ki Sila and Maldevta and three in Rishikesh, the official informed.
Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh said that over the past 24 hours by 8.30 am on Monday, 60 mm rainfall was reported in Dharchula, 50 mm in Karnprayag, 40 mm each in Dunda and Uttarkashi and 30 mm each in Chamoli, Ukhimath and Badkot.
The highest maximum temperature 35.6°C was recorded at Pantnagar. The maximum temperature was 33.1 degree Celsius- three notches above the normal –in Dehradun while the minimum was 25.5 degree Celsius- two notches above the normal- in the city on Monday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Tuesday is generally cloudy sky with the possibility of one or two spell of rain/thunder showers. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34°C and 24°C respectively in Dehradun on Tuesday.
The humidity continues to stay high with Dehradun experiencing 98 per cent humidity on Monday while it was 96 per cent in New Tehri, 89 per cent in Mukteshwar and 83 percent in Pantnagar. The Met officer said that the five shrines -Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib- are likely to receive moderate rainfall on Tuesday and the spell would continue till July 23.