The State Meteorological Centre has issued an orange-hued alert of heavy to very heavy snowfall at various places of the State on Thursday. The districts marked for heavy to very heavy snowfall are Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh. Besides, the places located at altitude of 2500 metre and above are likely to receive heavy to very heavy snowfall during the next 24 hours. This aside, hailstorm may lash a large swathe of the state during the next 12 hours. As per the Met department’s yellow-coded forecast, isolated places in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Pauri, Nainital, Champawat and Pithoragarh districts might experience hail on Thursday.
The general climate of the state as well as of Dehradun on the day is going to be generally cloudy, as per the weather officers. Light rain and thunderstorm are likely to occur at some places of the state on Thursday.
Dehradun might be hit by hailstorm on the day, according to the weather department. If it rains the gap between the maximum and the minimum temperatures would narrow. As per the forecast, the maximum and the minimum temperatures are likely to settle at 19 degree Celsius and 11 degree Celsius respectively.