The weather took a turn in Dehradun and other parts of the State on Sunday with rain and hail being experienced in various parts of the State.
According to the weather forecast issued by the state meteorological centre, the weather on Monday is likely to be cloudy with the possibility of rain and snowfall at isolated places especially in the mountainous regions of Kumaon.
The day began normally in Dehradun with sunny skies lasting till midday on Sunday. However, the weather soon took a turn with rain and hail being experienced in the city till early evening. The Vidhan Sabha speaker Prem Chand Agrawal had to defer his visit to Gairsain due to inclement weather.
The speaker was slated to visit Gairsain to inspect preparations for the budget session of the Vidhan Sabha slated to begin next month.
In other parts of the state including Nainital too, similar weather conditions were experienced. According to the state meteorological centre, on Monday, the state is likely to experience partly to generally cloudy sky.
Very light to light rain/thunderstorm/snowfall is likely to occur at isolated places in the mountainous areas especially in the Kumaon region. Dry weather is likely to prevail in rest of the state while snowfall is likely to occur at places situated at an altitude of 2,500 metres and above.
Meanwhile, the provisional state capital Dehradun is forecast to experience mainly clear to partly cloudy sky on Monday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 26 degrees Celsius and 11 degrees Celsius respectively. On Sunday, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in various parts of the state were 25.6 degrees Celsius and 11.1 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun, 26.6 degrees Celsius and 10.7 degrees Celsius in Pantnagar, 10.5 degrees Celsius and 4.5 degrees Celsius in Mukteshwar and 14 degrees Celsius and six degrees Celsius respectively in New Tehri. After a spell of warm and sunny days, people in different parts of the state have once again brought out their woollens to deal with the drop in temperature caused by the fresh spell of rain and snowfall.