Season’s first snowfall reported in higher reaches, heavy rains hit various parts of Kumaon
Monday, 11 SEPTEMBER 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN/JOSHIMATH
Light to heavy rain was reported in various parts of the State on Sunday while the first snowfall of the season was also reported in some high altitude Himalayan regions. The State meteorological centre has again issued a yellow warning (watch) regarding the possibility of thunderstorms accompanied with lightning, intense spells of rain and gusty wind (40-50 kmph) likely to occur at isolated places in the mountains and Udham Singh Nagar district on Monday. In addition to this, light to moderate rain / thunderstorms are likely to occur at many places in Bageshwar, Pithoragarh and Nainital districts, at isolated places in Haridwar district and at a few places in the remaining districts of the State today. The provisional State capital Dehradun is forecast to witness mainly clear to partly cloudy skies with light to moderate rain/thunderstorm likely to occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be about 34 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun today.
Meanwhile, with rain continuing for about two days in the mountainous regions of Chamoli district, the first snowfall of the season has been reported in the high peaks in the district. The high Himalayan peaks in the Badrinath region are covered in a fresh blanket of snow. The cold is slowly setting in following the rains and snowfall in the Badrinath region though this has not deterred the pilgrims who have continued to visit the temple in a steady stream.
Apart from the snowfall in the higher altitude regions, heavy rain was also reported especially in various parts of Kumaon on Sunday with 116 millimetres in Gularbhoj, 105 millimetres in Bazpur, 101 millimetres in Kichha, 99 millimetres in Nainital, 90.5 millimetres in Mukteshwar, 76.5 millimetres in Lohaghat, 74 millimetres in Rudrapur and 67 millimetres in Haldwani.
