Dehradun

Met predicts more rains at isolated places in State

PNS

The Uttarakhand Meteoro-logical Centre has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall at isolated places across the State on Monday. Dehradun, Banbasa, Ranikhet, Kashipur and Tehri received moderate rainfall on Sunday. Other places in the State received light rainfall which brought much relief from humid conditions to the residents.

Dehradun received 35 mm rainfall followed by cloudy sky throughout the day. Various localities in the State capital faced water logging leading to inconvenience to the residents. Slippery and muddy conditions were witnessed in low lying areas which restricted people’s movement for a while.

According to the Met office, rainfall recorded till 8.30 am on Sunday was 13.8mm in Ranikhet, 12mm in Champawat, 41mm in Kashipur, 6.2mm in Nainital, 2mm in Pithoragarh, 4mm in Mukteshwar, 15.4mm in Kirtinagar, 35mm in Banbasa, 12mm in Pithoragarh, 6.2mm in Uttarkashi, 13.4mm in Srinagar, 10.6mm in Karnprayag and 28mm in Chinyali.

The maximum and minimum temperature was recorded 27.3°C and 22.1°C respectively on Sunday in Dehradun. The weather forecast for Dehradun in the next 24 hours is generally cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development/thunder showers may occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30°C and 22°C respectively in Dehradun on Monday.

The weather forecast for Uttarakhand is that light to moderate (05-20 mm) rain/thunder showers would occur at many places in Uttarakhand while more than moderate (20-35 mm) may occur at isolated places across the State.