Even as various parts of the state received rainfall on Monday, the state meteorological centre forecast that heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at a few places with very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Uttarakhand during next 48 hours. In its advisory, the meteorological centre stated that due to widespread rainfall activity with heavy rainfall at a few places and very heavy rainfall at isolated place during next 48 hours in Uttarakhand, there is a good possibility of landslide/road blockage especially in vulnerable areas in the mountains and inundation of low lying areas in the plains. In view of this, the administrative authorities are advised to monitor the situation closely and allow the restricted movement of commuters.
People/pilgrims and transporters ferrying the people in the region have been advised to be vigilant and cautious, restricting their movement as far as possible. They have also been asked to cooperate closely with the administrative authorities. For Dehradun, the meteorological centre has forecast a generally cloudy to overcast sky with intermittent rain/thunder showers very likely to occur on Tuesday while the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be about 28ºC and 24ºC respectively. Meanwhile, on Monday, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in various towns of the State were 30.2 ºC and 25. 3 ºC in Dehradun, 28.8 ºC and 25.9 ºC in Pantnagar, 18.7 ºC and 15.1 ºC in Mukteshwar and 23.7 ºC and 17.4 ºC in New Tehri respectively.