Uttarakhand has received 54 per cent deficit rainfall in the last one and half month this year. Dehradun district received 100.4 mm in June and 207.7 mm rainfall from July 1 to 14.
The Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast light to moderate rain at many places and moderate to rather heavy rainfall at isolated places in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Southern districts of the State on Tuesday.
Moreover, the Meteorological centre has issued a warning about rather heavy to heavy rainfall at isolated places in south Kumaon region during next 48 hours starting from July 16 afternoon.
Meanwhile, light to moderate rainfall at various places in the state capital on Sunday and Monday morning caused water logging and muddy conditions in various areas which led to inconvenience to the road users.
State received moderate to rather heavy rainfall at various places on Sunday and Monday morning. 69.2 mm rainfall was recorded in Dehradun, 65 mm in Mussoorie, 38 mm in Pantnagar, 14.5 mm in Tehri, 15.6 mm in Kausani, 13 mm in Chamoli, 17 mm in Karnprayag, 19 mm in Champawat, 17.9 mm in Kotdwar, 14.6 mm in Devprayag, 6.6 mm in Pithoragarh, 17.6 mm in Rudraprayag, 7 mm in Haridwar, 25 mm in Jakholi and 61 mm in Uttarkashi.
Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma said that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 31.7°C and 23.4°C respectively in Dehradun on Monday.
The weather forecast for Dehradun on Monday is cloudy sky and one or two spells of moderate rain/ thunder storm at isolated places in the district. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30°C and 23°C respectively on Tuesday in Dehradun.
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Tuesday is light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places in Uttarakhand. Rather, heavy rainfall may occur at isolated places especially in Uttarkashi, Chamoli districts and southern Uttarakhand.