A fresh western disturbance is likely to trigger rain/snow at some places in the higher reaches of Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts of the State in the coming days while the climate would remain dry in the rest of the State till January 19, informed the Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh on Monday. He further said that fog engulfed some parts of the plains on Monday and the trend would continue for the coming few days.
The highest maximum temperature of the State 21.1°C was recorded at Dehradun while the lowest minimum temperature -2.6°C was recorded at Matela in Almora district.
It was cold in Dehradun on Monday though the day being sun-washed gave the people some respite. Notably, it was mostly cloudy on Sunday. As the evening was cold people were seen gathering round wood stoves to beat the chill.
Amit Bhardweaj, 65, resident of Raipur said, “I am getting warmth from the heater during the evening and night hours. However, with the chilly spell continuing, I am not going out for my morning and evening walks.”
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Tuesday is fog at isolated places in the plains, particularly in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts, and ground frost at isolated places in the hills.
The weather forecast for Dehradun on Tuesday is mainly clear sky coupled with haze. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 21 degree Celsius and six degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Tuesday.
On Monday, the maximum temperature and minimum temperatures were recorded at 21.1 degree Celsius, two notches above the normal, and 6.3 degree Celsius, one degree below the normal, respectively in Dehradun.
In Mukteshwar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 17.0 degree Celsius, five notches above the normal, and 2.2 degree Celsius one notch above the normal.
In Tehri, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded were 16.6 degree Celsius and 4.6 degree Celsius respectively. In Pantnagar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 20.7 degree Celsius, one notch above the normal, and 2.0 degree Celsius, three notches below the normal.