With western disturbance and its induced cyclonic circulation affecting the State, the cold conditions are likely to prevail in mountainous regions of the State on Friday said director of State meteorological centre, Bikram Singh.

Light rainfall/snowfall is forecast to occur in many places in Uttarakhand. Snowfall is likely to occur in the higher reaches which are at an altitude of 2200 metres and above. The skies will remain partly to generally cloudy in rest of the state. “There are chances for light rainfall/snowfall to occur on Friday in the state. Friday and Saturday will most likely be cold days especially in mountainous areas,” said Singh.

When asked about cold conditions and rainfall to occur in plain areas he said that there are lesser chances for any such activity to occur in plains. “The weather will start getting better from the noon of January 4 and the people of the state will see clear skies on January 5,” he said.

The meteorological centre has issued a warning that cold conditions are likely to occur in the mountainous areas of the state. Apart from this, as forecast by the meteorological centre, the weather changed in many parts of the state on the new year’s eve and the effect is being felt by many people across the state from the first day of the new year till now. Rain and thunderstorm might occur in some parts of the state’s provisional capital with skies remaining partly to generally cloudy.

The maximum and minimum temperature is forecast to be about 16 degrees Celsius and six degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun. Meanwhile, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in various parts of the state on Thursday were 18 degrees Celsius and 6.6 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun, 23.2 degree Celsius and 8.6 degree Celsius in Pantnagar, three degree Celsius and -0.2 degree Celsius Mukteshwar and 7.6 degree Celsius and 3.2 degree Celsius respectively in New Tehri.