Dehradun

Met dept predicts moderate rainfall

PNS

On Sunday, the Uttarakhand Meteorological centre has forecast light to moderate rainfall at isolated places in Uttarakhand in the next 24 hours.

State received moderate rainfall at many places on Sunday. Several roads in the mountainous parts have been blocked due to incessant rain and landslides. According to the Met office, moderate to rather heavy rainfall (35-60mm) is expected to occur at many places especially in Southern parts of the State. The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 31.4oC and 23.0oC respectively on Sunday in the State capital Dehradun. The weather forecast for Dehradun is cloudy sky and one or two spells of rain/thunder showers with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 30oC and 23oC respectively on Monday.

The rainfall recorded till 8 am on Sunday measured 1.5 mm in Dehradun, 10.8 mm in Muketshwar, 20.8 mm in Nainital, 7.2 mm in Pithoragarh, 26.4 mm in Pantnagar, 1 mm in Mussoorie and 12.8 mm in Kausani. In Chakrata block, a stretch of Anu Chilhan motor road, Khasi motor road, Siligad Jhabred Kunain motor road, Tyuni Mori motor road among others were closed due to rain and landslides.