Orange alert- heavy to very heavy rain likely in Dehradun & five other districts
Tuesday, 20 AUGUST 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The State meteorological centre has issued an orange alert (Be Prepared) regarding the possibility of heavy to very heavy rain/ thunderstorms accompanied with lightning/very intense to extremely intense spells of rainfall likely to occur at isolated places in Dehradun, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts on Tuesday. The centre has also issued a yellow warning (Be Updated) regarding the possibility of heavy rain/thunderstorms accompanied with lightning/intense to very intense spells of rain likely to occur at isolated places in all the districts of the State. Apart from this, light to moderate rain/thundershowers are likely to occur at most places in all districts of the State today.
The provisional State capital Dehradun is forecast to witness a generally cloudy sky. Few spells of light to moderate rain/ thundershowers are likely to occur, of which one or two spells may be intense/heavy in some areas.
Meanwhile, light to moderate rain was reported in various parts of the State on Monday with 29.5 millimetres in Vikasnagar, 27.5 millimetres each in Yamkeshwar and Mori, 11.5 millimetres in Ukhimath and 5.5 millimetres in Chamoli. The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded on Monday were 32 degrees Celsius and 23.8 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun, 33.2 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius in Pantnagar, 21.1 degrees Celsius and 16 degrees Celsius in Mukteshwar and 25.2 degrees Celsius and 18.5 degrees Celsius in New Tehri.
