Uttarakhand received moderate to rather heavy rainfall on Friday. Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast light to moderate rains at many places in the State. Rather heavy rainfall may occur at isolated places especially in Dehradun, Nainital, Almora and Champawat districts on Saturday. Dehradun received around 48 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours by Friday evening which caused water logging in various localities of the city.
Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma said that light to moderate rainfall was recorded at isolated places in the State by 8.30 am on Friday with 47.4 mm recorded in Joshimath, 28 mm in Haldwani, 32 mm in Munsiyari, 13.6 mm in Mukteshwar, 9 mm in Jakholi, 10.8 mm in Rudraprayag, 45 mm in Bhatwari, 14.2 mm in Uttarkashi, 11.4 mm in Kausani, 19 mm in Chamoli, 6.2 mm in Pithoragarh, 18 mm in Kotdwar and 5 mm in Nainital.
Sharma said that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 31.2°C and 25.1°C respectively in Dehradun on Friday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Saturday is cloudy sky and one to two spells of rain/ thunder storm at isolated places in the district. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30°C and 24°C respectively on Saturday in Dehradun. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Saturday is generally cloudy to cloudy sky and light to moderate rain/thunder showers would occur at many places in Uttarakhand. Rather heavy rainfall may occur at isolated places especially in Dehradun, Nainital, Almora and Champawat districts,he added.