Though the minimum temperature in Dehradun has risen compared to the past couple of days, the people in the provisional State capital continued to feel the chill on Sunday as clouds blocked the clear sunlight being enjoyed by the people till noon. The weather forecast for Monday is not very encouraging for those already struggling to cope with the cold temperature.
According to information received from the state meteorological centre, the weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Monday is light rain/snow which is likely to occur at a few places in the state. Snowfall is also likely to occur at places located at an altitude of 2000 metres and above.
For Dehradun, the meteorological centre has forecast a generally cloudy sky on Tuesday. One or two spells of light rain/thundershower are also likely to occur with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be about 18ºC and 06ºC respectively. According to official data, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at different locations across the state include 22.9 ºC and 8.1 ºC in Dehradun, 8 ºC and 1.1 ºC in Mukteshwar, 10.6 ºC and 2.8 ºC in New Tehri and 22 ºC and 7.3 ºC at Pantnagar respectively on Sunday.
In lake city Nainital, most of the day was largely cloudy though the morning hours saw some light sunlight providing some relief to the people from the cold.
It has been getting colder during the daytime following the recent snowfall and with more snow and rain forecast in the coming days, the chill is likely to intensity in the coming days. However, the cold did not deter the tourists who arrived at Nainital on the weekend in order to visit areas which received snowfall. While some were interested in visiting areas covered by snow, a considerable number of visitors indulged in shopping in the various markets of the town much to the satisfaction of the business fraternity.