Dehradun: Heavy snowfall was reported on Thursday from the hilly tracts of Uttarakhand, including Hemkund Saheb, Badrinath and Kedarnath. This has lead to a dip in the mercury.
At other places, especially the plains the temperature has increased to warm which was normal, the Met said.
The sudden snow has not really disrupted the ongoing construction work in the Kedarnath valley that was badly damaged in the flash floods of 2013, an official said.
Weather to taken U-turn as Uttarakhand hills receive heavy snowfall:
Director of the Regional Science Centre, Vikram Singh said the weather would remain cold in the hills till Saturday and snowfall and rains would also occur.
The hill states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir have been receiving heavy snowfall since Monday.
Temperatures dropped drastically in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, after a major hailstorm hit the state. In Mussoorie, roads were covered by a thick layer of hail and people stayed indoors.
The Meteorological department says, temperatures are likely to drop to as low as minus three degrees Celsius and people can expect rain and more hailstorms over the next 24 hours.
