After a sunny start of the week, the skies turned cloudy again on Tuesday with the meteorological centre forecasting possibility of rain and snowfall in parts of the State Tuesday night onwards. The Met office has also forecast the possibility of heavy rain/ snowfall, especially in the
mountainous regions of some districts. After enjoying a sunny day, the people of the State capital woke up to cloudy skies on Tuesday. The mountainous areas of the State had witnessed snowfall, while the plains had experienced rains over the weekend. Tourists had flocked to Mussoorie following the snowfall. locals and tourists enjoyed sunny weather on Monday but on Tuesday again, the chill in the weather and cloudy skies kept senior citizens indoors. Many people were seen huddling around fires lit in public places to gain some relief from the cold.
According to information provided by the State Meteorological Centre, Dehradun is forecast to experience cloudy sky on Wednesday with possibility of rain/thunder showers. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 15°C and 09°C respectively on Wednesday while the maximum and minimum temperatures in the State capital on Tuesday were 15°C and 7°C respectively. The Met office has also forecast the possibility of rain/snowfall at isolated places especially in the mountainous regions of Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh and Dehradun districts on Wednesday. It is pertinent to mention here that some roads in various mountainous regions have been closed to traffic due to the recent snowfall.