PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
Consistent rainfall for the past two days and snowfall in some high altitude regions caused a considerable drop in temperatures across the State on Sunday. Maximum temperatures dropped by eight to 12 degrees Celsius below normal in various parts of the State causing people to turn off fans and opt for warmer clothing. The weather is expected to remain similar on Monday with the State Meteorological Centre issuing a yellow warning for heavy rain likely to occur at isolated places in Uttarkashi and Dehradun districts. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and intense to very intense spells of rain are likely to occur at isolated places in districts of the Garhwal region. Apart from this, light to moderate rain / thundershowers are likely to occur at many places in the mountainous districts. Light to moderate rain / thundershowers are also likely to occur at a few places in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts today.
The provisional State capital Dehradun is forecast to witness a partly cloudy sky. One or two spells of very light to light rain/thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 27 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius respectively. Meanwhile on Sunday, the maximum temperature in Dehradun was nine degrees below normal at 21.1 degrees Celsius while the minimum was two degrees below normal at 18.4 degrees Celsius. Pantnagar recorded a maximum of 24.5 degrees Celsius, eight degrees below normal while the minimum was two degrees below normal at 20 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature dropped eight degrees below normal at 13.3 degrees Celsius while the minimum was 11.5 degrees Celsius in Mukteshwar. Similarly, the maximum dropped 12 degrees below normal at 14 degrees Celsius while the minimum dropped six degrees below normal at 8.8 degrees Celsius in New Tehri. Light to moderate rain was reported in most parts of the State.
