A sunny day brought some respite from the rains and cold to residents of Dehradun on Monday. Rain in the past couple of days had affected normal life here. Though the sun played hide and seek behind clouds early on Monday, the people enjoyed sunshine later for most part of the day.
Doon residents woke up to fog and a cloudy sky but later after 10 am sunshine with clear sky brought relief to the residents. For the last couple of days, normal life in Dehradun and elsewhere in Uttarakhand had been affected following light to moderate rainfall in plains coupled with moderate to heavy rainfall and snow in mountainous parts due to western disturbances.
Following sunny day and ongoing winter vacation, some Doon residents were witnessed enjoying the day in the parks and other open areas.
The maximum temperature in Dehradun on Monday was 19.4°C while the minimum temperature 8°C. Weather forecast for Dehradun in the next 24 hours is mainly clear sky and maximum and minimum temperatures are is likely to be around 20°C and 6°C respectively. Weather forecast for Uttarakhand for the next 24 hours is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky. Dry weather would prevail in Uttarakhand. Shallow fog/mist would occur in plains, dense fog may occur in some pockets of Udham Singh Nagar district, it is learnt.