Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast light to moderate rain/snow at a few places in Uttarakhand on Saturday. Snowfall (01 to 10 cm in depth) may occur at places with height of around 3200 m and above. A spell of light rainfall was reported during morning followed alternately with cloudy and clear sky throughout the day on Friday. The weather is expected to improve after Saturday, said Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma.
The Met office revealed that one more western disturbance is expected on April 7 and April 8. The higher reaches of the State may receive light rainfall with snowfall. The plain parts of the State may receive light rainfall at isolated places. The Met officials are monitoring the developing situation, it is learnt. Rain-spells are keeping the summer heat at bay to the relief of the people. The Met office informed that by 8.30 am on Friday, 2.1 mm rainfall was received in Dehradun, trace in Pantnagar, 1 mm in Mukteshwar, 5.5 mm in Tehri, 1 mm in Nainital, trace in Pithoragarh and 1 mm in Haridwar. Sharma said, “In Dehradun, maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 27.7°C and 17.5°C, respectively, on Friday.” The weather forecast for Dehradun on Saturday is generally cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development/thunder shower may occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 28°C Celsius and 17°C Celsius respectively on Saturday in Dehradun.