DEHRADUN: After receiving snowfall on Saturday night, Kedarnath, Badrinath and other high-altitude areas in Garhwal saw a fresh bout of snow on Sunday, while foothills, including state capital Dehradun, were lashed by rain and thunderstorm, resulting in a dip in the mercury.
On Sunday afternoon, the Met office also issued a yellow alert, predicting hailstorm and lightning at isolated places in Dehradun, Haridwar and Pauri Garhwal district.
According to the regional meteorological centre, Dehradun, Vikas Nagar on the outskirts of Dehradun district received 25mm rain, Kalsi 14mm, Koti 10.5mm and Sahaspur 10.5mm.
Besides, isolated places situated at a height of 3,500m and above experienced light snow, with very light-to-light snowfall predicted at isolated places in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperature in Dehradun was recorded at 25.8 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, while the minimum temperature remained at 17.2 degrees Celsius.
