Uttarakhand might witness rain on Independence Day this year as per the forecast made by Meteorological Centre.
On Wednesday too, there might be spells of light to moderate/thunderstorm at many places. Rather heavy rain may occur at isolated places especially in mountainous parts of the state. light to moderate rainfall was reported from many parts of the state on Tuesday.
Dehradun residents experienced sunshine till noon. However, drizzling occurred sporadically during the evening hours in the district.
The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded 30.6°C and 23.8°C respectively on Tuesday.
Director of State Meteorological Centre, Anand Sharma said that cloudy sky would generally prevail on Wednesday with possibility of one or two spells of rain/thunder showers in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30 degree Celsius and 24 degree Celsius respectively on Wednesday.
As per Met office report, rainfall recorded till by8.30 am on Tuesday was 36 mm in Ranikhet, 35 mm in Bageshwar, 11 mm in Champawat, 16 mm in Joshimath, 12 mm in Mussoorie, 16 mm in landsdown, 36 mm in Pauri, 14.2 mm in Kirtinagar, 6 mm in Munsiyari, 34.6 mm in Pantnagar.
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Wednesday is light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places. Rather heavy rain may occur at isolated places especially in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Pauri, Nainital and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand.