The rainfall started in the plains and mountainous parts of the State on Friday night continued throughout Saturday, bringing down the mercury by a few notches. Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma said the spell of rain would continue for a few more days. Nainital received 42 mm rainfall while the figure is 24.2 mm for Dehradun and 13 mm for Haridwar as recorded at 8.30 am on Saturday.
The Centre has forecast light rain/snow at a few places in hills especially in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts on Sunday. The light rain/thunder shower may occur at isolated places in rest of the Uttarakhand. Snow fall (01 to 10 cm in depth) may occur at places with height around 3200 m and above. The officials have been monitoring the developing situation, Sharma said. In Dehradun, moderate rainfall was reported during the morning hours with the sky remaining overcast. Rain stopped for some hours to begin again in the afternoon.
The Met office informed that by 8.30 am on Saturday, 24.2 mm rainfall was received in Dehradun, trace in Chamoli, 14.4 in Pantnagar, 16.9 mm in Mukteshwar, 1.5 mm in Tehri, 4.8 mm in Pithoragarh, 12 mm in Kausani, 13.8 mm in Almora, 18 mm in Ranikhet, 2 mm in Bageshwar, 12 mm in Joshimath, 13 mm in Haridwar, 2.8 mm in Uttarkashi, 9 mm in Munsiyari, 42 mm in Nainital and 32 mm in Haldwani.
Sharma said that in Dehradun, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 23.8 degree Celsius and 15.6 degree Celsius, respectively, on Saturday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Sunday is generally cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development/thunder shower may occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 27°deg and 14°C, respectively, on Sunday in Dehradun.