Fresh snowfall likely in parts of State today

Moderate to rather heavy rainfall was reported in the plains and mountainous parts of the State between on Sunday and Monday, said Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma on Monday. People got respite from the sultry spell as the rains over the past two days caused the mercury to dip by few degrees in Dehradun and its adjoining areas. Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecasted rain/snow at isolated places in hills especially Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand. Dry weather would prevail in rest of the Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

Sharma said that one more western disturbance is expected between April 2 and April 4. The higher reaches of the State may receive light rainfall with snow fall.

The plain parts of the State may receive rainfall at isolated places. The Met officials are monitoring the developing situation, he added.

Moderate to heavy rainfall rains affected normal life at many places in the State capital, in particular, and in various parts of the State, in general, since Sunday to Monday noon. 

The Met office informed that by 8.30 am on Monday, 19.5 mm rainfall was received in Munsiyari, 28.2 mm in Pithoragarh, 27.4 mm in Rudraprayag, 25 mm in Pantnagar, 19.4 mm in Uttarkashi, 28.0 mm in Nainital, 9.8 mm in Almora, 19.6 mm in Ranikhet, 25 mm in Bageshwar, 20 mm in Garur, 30 mm in Kapkot, 11 mm in Kausani, 25.0 mm in Kirtinagar, 26.4 mm in Tehri, 8.4 mm in Haridwar, 8.0 mm in Kotdwar, 10 mm in lansdowne, 16 mm in Pauri, 39.6 mm in Devprayag, 31.5 mm in Mukteshwar, 10 mm in Chamoli, 43.6 mm in Joshimath, 26 mm in Karnprayag, 21 mm in Banbasa, 18.0 mm in Champawat, 15.1 mm in Dehradun and 8 mm in Mussoorie.  

Moderate to rather heavy rainfall since Sunday in the plains and the higher reaches of Uttarakhand threw life out of gear. Many people, especially the elderly, chose to remain indoors with the sky remaining overcast. However, on Monday, things looked up with the sky clearing by the afternoon. Sharma said that higher reaches had received light to moderate rainfall with snow on Sunday and Monday.  He attributed this to western disturbances. Uttarakhand may receive light to moderate rainfall with snow at isolated in the mountainous parts on Tuesday. In Dehradun, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.3°C and 14.9°C, respectively, on Monday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Tuesday is partly cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development may occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 28°C Celsius and 14°C Celsius respectively on Tuesday in Dehradun.