light to moderate rainfall at isolated places in plains and rain with snowfall in higher reaches of Uttarakhand is expected to occur in the next three days, said Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Bikram Singh on Tuesday.
He attributed this to western disturbances and induced cyclonic circulation over Haryana and neighbouring districts. The weather is expected to improve after January 11. Singh said that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 17.7°C and 5.3°C respectively in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Uttarakhand has come under the grip of cold conditions following western disturbances. Doon residents woke up in the morning and found weather changed as they witnessed cloudy sky with spells of sunlight throughout the day. Singh said that the weather forecast for Dehradun on Wednesday is generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of light rain/thunder showers at isolated places.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 16°C and 7°C respectively on Wednesday. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand is light to moderate rain/snow at many places in Uttarakhand. According to him, areas in higher altitudes like Tapovan, Malari, Joshimath, Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Kailash Mansarovar route and Auli might receive light to moderate rain with snowfall.
On January 9, the weather department has predicted generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain/snow at many places in Uttarakhand and partly cloudy sky with very light to moderate rain/snow at isolated places in higher reaches on January 10. The department has predicted mainly clear to partly cloudy sky over the State on January 11.