Rain is likely to lash places in several districts of Uttarakhand like Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh on Tuesday, said the Regional Meteorological Centre in its weather forecast issued on Monday. The mercury plummeting fast is likely to dip further across the state with the possibility of moderate rain on the day. Besides, the high-altitude places might experience moderate snowfall, the weather officers added. Besides, there is a likelihood of ground frost forming in the hills and mist forming in the plains of the State during the morning hours on Tuesday.
The mercury has been dipping across the State and things are same in Dehradun. The sky here would be partly cloudy with the possibility of thundershower lashing at several places across the Dehradun district on the day. The weather officers said that the mercury would continue to dip now for some days.
The weather men further said that the narrowing of the gulf between the maximum and the minimum temperatures is heralding the real winter feel in the State, including Dehradun. The gulf is now lessening in Dehradun too. As per the forecast, both the maximum and the minimum temperatures would progressively come down in the coming days.
Dehradun might wake up to an overcast sky and the minimum temperature is likely settle at around 6 degree Celsius on Tuesday.
On Monday, the minimum temperature hovered in the neighbourhood of 6 degree Celsius, a little below the normal.
In Dehradun, while the maximum temperature settled at 22.9 degree Celsius the minimum was 6.5 degree Celsius, one notch below the normal. The maximum might come down to around 20 degree Celsius on Tuesday while the minimum would remain the same.
Elsewhere in the State, in Pantnagar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 23.1 degree Celsius and 4.8 degree Celsius, respectively. In Mukteshwar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 9.7 degree Celsius and 3.2 degree Celsius. In New Tehri, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded were 14 degree Celsius and 4.2 degree Celsius respectively.