Uttarakhand hills receive snow; light rain reported in some parts

Dehradun, November 15

The hills of Uttarakhand had received snow with light rain reported in some parts of the state in the past 24 hours, weather officials said on Thursday.

It has been snowing continuously in the Badrinath hills, Gangotri and Yamunotri since Wednesday with the temperatures falling to sub-zero levels.

Light rain was reported from Pauri, Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Uttarkashi.

The Regional Met office has predicted that the onset of winter is under way.

The maximum temperature in Dehradun was likely to be 26 degrees Celsius while the minimum recorded on Thursday was 11 degrees.

It may remain cloudy at some places in the state as well.

Mussoourie recored a low of 7.1 degrees Celsius while the maximum was likely to be 16.7 degrees, which is a notch above the normal. IANS