PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
Rainfall in various parts of the State accompanied by snowfall in the higher reaches brought about a considerable change in the weather in Uttarakhand on Thursday. The State Meteorological Centre has issued an orange alert for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hail & gusty wind (40-50 kmph) likely to occur at isolated places in Nainital, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar and Chamoli districts today.
A yellow warning has also been issued for heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places in Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Nainital and Champawat districts. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty wind (30-40 kmph gusting up to 50 kmph) are likely to occur at isolated places in the State’s remaining districts.
Apart from this, light to moderate rain/snowfall (at places with an altitude of 3,200 metres and above) are likely to occur at many places in Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Nainital and Champawat districts, and at a few places in remaining districts of the State today.
The provisional State capital Dehradun is forecast to witness a partly to generally cloudy sky. One or two spells of light to moderate rain/thunderstorms/gusty wind (30-40 kmph) are likely to occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be about 24 degrees Celsius and 15 degrees Celsius respectively.
