Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to lash several places in the state, particularly in Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar districts on August 12 and 13. Water level in various rivers of the districts like Haridwar, Pauri and Dehradun is likely to rise following the torrential downpour, the weather officials warned.
Director of Meteorological Centre director Birkam Singh said that during the past 24 hours, light to moderate rainfall occurred at most places and heavy rainfall battered isolated places across the state. By 8.30 am on Thursday, 110 mm rainfall was reported in Munsiyari, 90 mm in Dharchula, 70 mm in Jollygrant, 60 mm in Ukhimath, 50 mm each in Pantnagar and Haridwar, 40 mm each in Roorkee, Haldwani and Nainital, 30 mm each in Ramnagar, Didihat, Chamoli and Dehradun, 15 mm in Mukteshwar and 1.8 mm in Tehri. In Dehradun, the sky remained overcast with rain starting in the evening on Thursday. Around two dozen roads in rural mountainous parts of the district have remained blocked for traffic. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30 degree Celsius and 24 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Friday.