The city of Dehradun along with the entire state of Uttarakhand has been witnessing good showers during the last few days. While, on some days, these rains have been light in intensity, while on other days, rains of moderate intensity lashed the capital city of Uttarakhand.
All thanks to the frequent Western Disturbances which have been making constant appearances over the Western Himalayas.
However, heavy rains did remain far away from the city of Dehradun for a long time. The last time the city had recorded heavy rains was around August 18.
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The last 24 hours was a twist in the rainy events as the city of Dehradun witnessed a whopping three digit rains. Other parts of Uttarakhand also recorded good showers.
In the past 24 hours from 8:30 am on Thursday, Dehradun recorded a massive 150 mm of rainfall which happens to be one of the heaviest spells of rains that the city has recorded during this time of the year.
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These showers have been attributed to the presence of a Western Disturbance which is currently over Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining areas. Along with this, the axis of the Monsoon trough has also shifted towards the foothills of the Himalayas.
As per weathermen at Skymet Weather, these showers are expected to lash the city during the next 24 hours. In fact, these showers will remain between moderate to heavy in intensity. The possibility of a few very heavy spells of rain cannot be ruled out as well.
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