Three-day dry spell in state likely from today, predicts IMD
Mussoorie, Oct. 26 -- Parts of Uttarakhand witnessed light rainfall, gusty winds and snowfall at higher altitudes in the 24 hours ending at 8.30am on Sunday, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a three-day dry spell across the state from Monday.
Isolated pockets across the hill state recorded very light to light showers, thunderstorm activity and lightning. Chakrata recorded thunderstorm activity, while traces of snowfall were reported at Kedarnath.
Nagthat in the Chakrata region of Dehradun district recorded 4 mm of rain till 8.30 am on Sunday, while Mussoorie received between 1 mm and 1.5 mm. Nainbagh in Tehri district recorded 1 mm and Chakrata 0.5 mm of rainfall during the past 24 hours.
Several areas also experienced strong surface winds exceeding 30 km/h. Roorkee recorded the highest wind speed at 41 km/h, followed by Maldevta and Dhakrani at 33 km/h. Jollygrant and Champawat recorded winds of 31 km/h, while Mokhampur and Ranichauri recorded 30 km/h.
Roorkee in Haridwar district recorded the highest maximum temperature at 30.5degC, while New Tehri in Tehri Garhwal recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 7.4degC.
According to IMD Dehradun centre, dry weather is expected across all districts from October 26 to 28. Rainfall activity is likely to return towards the end of the week. On October 29, isolated rainfall and snowfall at altitudes above 3,500 metres are expected in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Almora, Nainital, Champawat and Pithoragarh.
On October 30, light to moderate rain and snowfall above 3,300 metres is likely in the Kumaon region, along with isolated light spells over higher reaches of Garhwal.
By October 31, isolated rainfall is expected to continue at higher reaches in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Nainital, Champawat and Pithoragarh, while the rest of the state will likely stay dry....
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