Rain and chilly winds forced most of the people of the state Capital to remain indoors on Sunday. The sky remained overcast for most part of the day and occasional showers were experienced. The showers send the mercury on a plummet as a minimum temperature of 12.3 degree centigrade was recorded by the meteorology department. The minimum temperature was 05 degrees less than normal; the day also recorded a high of 21.4 degree centigrade.
The rains and accompanying dip in temperature resulted in sparse crowds in the otherwise crowded markets of the city. The traffic on the city roads was also much less than normal.
The weathermen have predicted mainly clear to partly cloudy sky for Dehradun district on Monday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 22 degrees and 9 degree centigrade respectively. For the rest of the state the meteorology department has predicted a clear to generally cloudy sky with very light to light rain or snow likely to occur at isolated places especially in Kumaon region. Snowfall is expected to occur at places with an altitude of 2500 meters and above the Mean Sea level (MSl).