light rain in plains and light rain/snow at few places in the mountains of Uttarakhand is expected to occur in the next 48 hours. Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma attributed this to western disturbances and induced cyclonic circulation over Haryana and neighbouring districts.Doon residents woke up and found the skies cloudy on Wednesday. The State capital witnessed cloudy sky throughout the day compelling Doon residents to cover their body with woolens throughout the day. Sharma said that the maximum and minimum temperatures in Dehradun were recorded 26.0°C and 14.3°C respectively on Wednesday.
The weather forecast for Dehradun in the next 24 hours is generally cloudy sky and thunder cloud development in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 25°C and 14°C respectively on Thursday. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand is rain/snow likely at a few places in hills and rain/thunder showers possible at isolated places in plains of Uttarakhand. Sharma has forecast generally cloudy to cloudy sky and light rain/snow at a few places in the mountains and light rain/thunder shower at isolated places in rest of Uttarakhand on November 8. He forecast dry weather over the State on November 9-10.