Rain accompanied by gusty winds lashed Dehradun on Wednesday evening resulting in an appreciable dip in the temperature. The Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre said the weather would be clear on Thursday, though very light rain/thunder showers may occur at isolated places in Uttarakhand. Many localities like Rajpur Road in the State capital were left without electricity for around two hours on Wednesday evening.
The sky remained overcast since morning. Rains started in the evening. The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded 28.5°C and 19.3°C respectively on Wednesday. It snowed in the mountainous terrain too. More are in store, they added. By 8.30 am on Wednesday, 3 mm rainfall was recorded in Dehradun, 22 mm in Chamoli, 3 mm in Champawat, 1 mm in Mukteshwar and 2 mm in Uttarkashi. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30°C and 18°C respectively on Thursday. Director of State Meteorological Centre, Bikram Singh said there would be a cloudy sky on Thursday with possibility of rains in some areas. Singh said that state received rainfall following south easterly winds advancing towards Uttarakhand from Bay of Bengal.