Dehradun received around 30 mm rainfall in the last 48 hours on Sunday while light to moderate rainfall was reported in other parts of plain districts. Nainital experienced hailstorm on Sunday evening.
In mountainous parts, moderate to heavy rainfall with snow was reported since Saturday morning.The Meteorological Centre has forecast decrease in rainfall in various parts of the State from Monday and weather is expected to clear by Tuesday. The Met department has forecast partly cloudy sky, dry weather with a maximum temperature of around 22 degrees Celsius from Tuesday. Rainfall in the State with snow in higher reaches has resulted in a sharp seven-degree dip in the maximum temperature to 15.3 degrees C from 22 degree Celsius which was reported on Friday.
At few places in mountainous parts of the State, the temperature might have dipped down to zero or up to minus five degree Celsius.In Dehradun, the residents by and large, chose to remain indoors on Sunday.Thin traffic was witnessed on busy roads while daily wagers faced a hard time trying to secure work.Many residents were seen huddled around fires at various public places.The current spell of rains would be beneficial for the standing crops.
Rain accompanied with snowfall in higher reaches and rain at isolated places in the plains on Saturday and Sunday brought the maximum temperature down by around seven degrees Celsius in the State, said Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre Director Anand Sharma.
Snowfall has been reported from Badrinath, Kedarnath and some other high altitude places. Many roads have also been blocked with authorities working to clear the roads for traffic.
Sharma attributed the present state of weather to western disturbances and induced cyclonic circulation having formed over Haryana and neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Monday is generally cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development/ light rain/ thunder shower may occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 20°C and 8°C respectively on Monday in Dehradun.
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand is generally cloudy to cloudy sky. light rain/snow would occur at a few places in hills especially in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Pithoragarh districts and rain/thunder shower may occur at isolated places in plains of Uttarakhand. Sharma said that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 15.3°C and 10.6°C respectively in Dehradun on Sunday while it was 22.3 and 7.5 degrees respectively on Friday. By 8.30 am on Sunday, 23.4 mm rainfall was reported in Dehradun, 4.6 mm in Tehri, 5 mm in Pauri, 2.5 mm in Mukteshwar, trace in Pithoragarh and Pantnagar, 3 mm in Uttarkashi. 3.1 mm rainfall in Dehradun and 9.3 mm in Mukteshwar were recorded between 8.30 am and 2.30 pm on Sunday, it is learnt.