‘Double attack’ of weather in Uttarakhand: Danger of ‘zero visibility’ in the plains, alert of rain and snowfall in the mountains and cold wave.

Dehradun: The weather patterns are changing rapidly in Uttarakhand, due to which bone-chilling cold is being felt from the mountains to the plains. Due to dry weather in the state, dense fog is wreaking havoc in the plains, which is directly impacting air and rail services. The Meteorological Department has issued a warning for the next few days and appealed to the people to be cautious. Yellow alert of dense fog in these 6 districts today. According to the Meteorological Center, today (Friday) there is a possibility of dense fog in the plains of 6 districts of the state, for which a yellow alert has been issued. Affected districts: Haridwar, Nainital, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Pauri and plains of Dehradun. Areas. Due to fog in these areas, visibility can be extremely low during morning and night hours, hence it is advised to take special care while driving. The capital Dehradun and surrounding areas will also be partly cloudy today and dense fog can be seen at some places. The weather will change, chances of rain and snowfall in the mountains. While fog is a problem in the plains, the weather will change in the mountains from December 20. Rainfall forecast: Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh as well as Kumaon region. There is a possibility of light rain in some parts of Uttar Pradesh. Chance of snowfall: There may be snowfall in areas at altitude of 3500 meters or more. Light drizzle and snowfall may continue in the hilly areas on December 22. Be careful! Warning of cold wave: The Meteorological Department has also expressed the possibility of cold wave in Uttarakhand on 20th December. The weather pattern will remain changed in the state for the next 2 to 3 days. Especially in the hilly areas, the cold may increase further due to rain and snowfall on 20th and 21st December. Where was the temperature? Haldwani broke the cold. On Friday, a huge drop in the temperature was recorded in many areas of the state. Interestingly, the plain area Haldwani remained colder than the hill tourist destination Mukteshwar. CityMaximum Temperature (°C)Minimum Temperature (°C)Dehradun22.27.3Udham Singh Nagar14.36.8Mukteshwar21.06.3On Friday, a big drop of 5.7 degrees Celsius was recorded in the day temperature in Haldwani and it came down to 14.3 degrees, while at the same time in Mukteshwar The temperature was 21.0 degrees Celsius.