Uttarakhand weather update: Rain alert for 5 districts including Dehradun
Partial clouds are hovering in Uttarakhand and heavy rain is continuing in some places. However, the mood of the weather is suddenly changing in Doon. After bright sunshine in the morning, there were heavy rains till evening on August 9. The weather may remain like this for the next few days.
On Saturday, the Badrinath National Highway in Chamoli district was blocked due to debris in Kameda, Nandprayag and Chhinka.
Yellow alert issued for rain
According to Bikram Singh, Director of Meteorological Center, there may be heavy rains with thunder and lightning in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar districts. Yellow alert has been issued for heavy rains along with lightning in some areas. Partial clouds may remain in other districts.
After partial clouds hovering in Doon since Friday morning, bright sunshine appeared. By afternoon, the sun made people sweat and the mercury also increased. However, the weather changed from around 3 pm in the afternoon and light showers started.
After this, heavy rain continued in most parts of the city till late evening. Due to which the mercury dropped. There may be heavy rains in Doon even today. There are also chances of light sunshine amidst partial clouds.