Rains with snowfall in higher reaches and rainfall in the plains has brought the maximum temperature down by six degrees Celsius from normal on Friday. The State meteorological centre has forecast rain/ snow at isolated places in some mountainous areas and mainly dry weather in rest of Uttarakhand on Saturday.
The weather is expected to improve by Sunday, said Uttarakhand meteorological centre director Anand Sharma.
Cold winds swept the town from Thursday evening bringing about a sharp fall in the temperature. Sharma attributed this to western disturbances and induced cyclonic circulation over Haryana and neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh. The rain on Friday which continued till late in the evening caused a drop in the maximum temperature forcing many to stay indoors. Various roads in different areas of the town were waterlogged. The Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Dehradun was also waterlogged which caused inconvenience to travellers.
Sharma said that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 14.6°C and 10.7°C respectively in Dehradun on Friday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Saturday is partly cloudy sky and thunder cloud development in some areas towards afternoon/evening. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 19°C and 7°C respectively on Saturday in Dehradun.
Following widespread rainfall in the plains and snowfall in higher reaches, maximum temperature was recorded at 6 °Celsius below normal in Dehradun. In some schools, student attendance was lesser than usual. The Met office recorded 20 mm rainfall in Dehradun, 33 mm in New Tehri and 14 mm in Mukteshwar by 5 pm on Friday. The rainfall recorded at 8.30 am was 15 mm in Joshimath, 16 mm in Uttarkashi, 4 mm in Champawat, 4 mm in Haridwar, 11 mm in Munsiyari, 5 mm in Almora, 3 mm in Bageshwar, 2 mm in Chamoli and 9 mm in Pauri.