Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast heavy rainfall for the next 48 hours starting from July 5. It might lash Kumaon region first and then spread to Garhwal region.
Residents have been advised to shun mountainous parts from July 5 for at least three days in view of the possibility of heavy downpour and subsequent landslips.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) battalion commandant P Renuka Devi said SDRF personnel deputed on Char Dham Yatra route had been put on alert following heavy rainfall warning from July 5. SDRF personnel were being updated on the weather conditions on daily basis.
Met office has forecast light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at a few places in Uttarakhand on Friday. Uttarakhand received moderate to rather heavy rainfall at isolated places, especially in Kumaon region, on Wednesday evening and Thursday. As per Met office report, rainfall recorded area-wise till by 8.30 am on Thursday was the following - 35 mm in Almora, 68 mm in Ranikhet, 45 mm in Bageshwar, 50 mm in Kausani, 28 mm in Chamoli, 17.8 mm in Mukteshwar, 18 mm in Nainital, 4 mm in Haridwar, 15 mm in Purola, 16 mm in Uttarkashi, 18 mm in Munsiyari, 32 mm in Joshimath, 40.8 mm in Karnprayag, 11 mm in Banbasa, 15 mm in Mussoorie and 15 mm in Haldwani. Dehradun residents suffered humidity-tinged heat throughout the day. Things became cloudy in the evening with drizzle reported from some parts of Dehradun.
Dr Anand Kumar Sharma, Director of Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre, Dehradun, said the maximum and minimum temperatures in Dehradun were recorded at 33.2 degree Celsius and 22.7 degree Celsius respectively on Thursday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Friday is cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development may occur in some areas. The Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33 degree Celsius and 21 degree Celsius respectively on Friday. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Friday is light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at a few places in the state, it is learnt.