Snowfall in the higher altitude regions of the State and in other places like Dhanaulti near Mussoorie among other places, caused a considerable drop in the level of mercury. However with the sky remaining clear for most of the day on Sunday, the people enjoyed the sunlight to tackle the chill. The weekend saw intermittent spells of light drizzle in the provisional state capital, bringing the level of mercury down.
According to information provided by the state meteorological centre, on Monday, Uttarakhand is forecast to experience a mainly clear to partly cloudy sky. Dry weather is also likely to prevail in Uttarakhand at the start of the week. For the provisional state capital Dehradun, the meteorological department has forecast a mainly clear sky becoming partly cloudy towards evening. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Dehradun are likely to be around 21ºC and 07ºC respectively on Monday, according to the Meteorological centre. As per the information received from the state meteorological centre, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded on Sunday in different parts of the state include 21. 7 ºC and 5.2 ºC in Dehradun, 8.2 ºC and -3.4 ºC in Mukteshwar, 10.4 ºC and -1.8 ºC in New Tehri, 23 ºC and 5.6 ºC in Pantnagar.