Skymet Weather had already issued heavy rain alert for the hilly state of Uttarakhand yesterday. With moderate rains occurring a day before, moderate to heavy showers are at present also going on in the western districts of Uttarakhand. Famous tourist spots like Tehri Garhwal, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, and Haridwar are at present also recording some moderate spells.
As per Skymet Weather, these rains are due to a Western Disturbance which and a trough which is running along the foothills. Moreover, these rains are expected to continue over both Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh for at least next 24 hours.
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Gradually, moderate to heavy rains along with moderate lightning threat are likely to start appearing over districts like Chamba, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Rishikesh, Una, Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Rudra Prayag, Tehri Garhwal, and Uttarkashi, during the next 24 hours.
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In the last 24 hours also, districts like Kullu recorded 42 mm of rains, Manali 28 mm, Una 27 mm, and Shimla witnessed light rains of 1 mm.
Though these rains give a scenic and spectacular view of the hills are at times a matter of concern as well. Whenever moderate to heavy rains show up in the hilly terrains, it often leads to natural disasters like flooding, landslides and cloud bursts which were a threat recently in the Kedarnath, Badrinath shrine also loomed over Manali and Shimla.
The present scenario is also favorable for such incidents to occur. Whenever heavy rains like this occur over the hilly terrains, development of convective cloud become pretty common and so are the conditions for incidents of cloudbursts and landslides. Hence, tourists are advised to stay cautious while touring the hills.
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