The tourists and those associated with the industry became ecstatic on Saturday as many areas of the State received snowfall on Saturday. In the famous tourist destination of Mussoorie, the snowfall started at around 10.30 am which brought cheers on the faces of the tourists. By afternoon, four to five inches of snowfall was received by the town. In view of the weekend, large number of tourists had arrived in Mussoorie and the snowfall was welcomed by them with cheers. One tourist, Veena Tyagi, a resident of Delhi, said that she had never witnessed snowfall in her life and she and her family are very happy to see it here in Mussoorie. Nearby areas of Mussoorie like Burankhanda and Dhanaulti also received copious snowfall on the day.

Nainital another famous tourist destination also received snowfall on Saturday. These days large number of tourists from West Bengal and Gujarat are visiting Nainital and nearby areas.

As it snowed in higher reaches, rain lashed many parts of the state including the provisional state capital of Dehradun.

Meanwhile, the weathermen have given a forecast of more snowfall in many areas of the State on Monday and Tuesday.

The State Meteorological Centre has said that cloudy to partly cloudy sky in most parts of the State on Sunday. Snowfall is likely to occur at places above 2,200 mts in the Uttarkashi, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Rudrapryag districts. Dehradun recorded a minimum temperature of 7.3 degrees Celsius on Friday night while 18.4 degrees was the maximum temperature on Saturday.

A low of 6.5 and -1.2 degrees was recorded at Pantnagar and Mukteshwar respectively on the day. The weathermen have also warned about occurrence of fog in isolated areas of Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts.