Snowfall in high ranges to continue

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Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast light rain/snow at isolated places especially in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts and dry weather in the rest of Uttarakhand on Wednesday. Heavy to very heavy rainfall was reported in various parts of Uttarakhand between 8.30 am on Monday and 8.30 am on Tuesday. However, light rainfall was reported in plains of Uttarakhand.

The Met office has forecast light to moderate rainfall in the plains and rains with snow in the mountainous parts from March 8 noon/evening. These would continue  for the next 24 hours or so.  Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma said that Dehradun received 2.1 mm rainfall by 2.30 pm on Tuesday while the figures were 2.3 mm in Mukteshwar, 0.5 mm in Tehri and trace in Pantnagar. In Dehradun, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 20.4°C and 8.7°C, respectively, on Tuesday.

The Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast mainly clear ,partly cloudy sky towards afternoon/evening on Wednesday in Dehradun. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 23°C and 8°C respectively on Wednesday in Dehradun.  The Met office revealed that by 8.30 am on Tuesday, rainfall was recorded in the following-40 mm in Barkot, 28 mm in Barkot, 30 mm in Tunda, 23 mm in Purola, 24.5 mm in Uttarkashi, 50 mm in Mori, 44 mm in Chinyalisaur, 70.4 mm in Haridwar, 54 in Joshimath, 46.2 mm in Rishikesh, 46.8 mm in Tehri, 40.8 mm in Almora, 44 mm in Ranikhet, 30 mm in Bageshwar, 14 mm in Kausani, 29 mm in Kausani, 26.4 mm in Karanprayag, 81 mm in Champawat, 71.3 mm in Dehradun, 27 mm in Mussoorie, 22 mm in Kotdwar, and 20 mm in landsdown among others.

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