Uttarakhand Prepares for Severe Winter Conditions
The meteorological department warns of harsh winter weather across large parts of Uttarakhand over the next twenty-four hours. Dense fog, ground frost, and cold day conditions will affect several districts. Visibility during early morning hours will drop sharply. This situation may disrupt traffic movement significantly.
Travel Advisories and District Alerts
Commuters should exercise extreme caution while traveling. Highways and other fog-prone stretches require particular attention. A senior official at the regional meteorological centre in Dehradun confirmed the issuance of a yellow alert for dense fog at isolated places.
The alert covers Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts. It also includes the plains of Dehradun, Nainital, Champawat, and Pauri. The official stated that a yellow warning for cold day conditions applies to isolated places in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar as well.
Impact on Agriculture and Horticulture
Hill districts face additional warnings for ground frost at isolated locations. This development raises serious concerns for horticulture and winter crops. Farmers express fear about potential damage to vegetable and fruit orchards.
Higher reaches where temperatures will drop further remain especially vulnerable. The warning arrives during an unusually dry winter period. The state recorded a one hundred percent rainfall deficit in January so far. December remained completely dry with no rain or snowfall.
Potential Relief from Western Disturbance
Some relief may appear on the horizon despite current conditions. The meteorological centre forecasts a spell of rain and snowfall across Uttarakhand between January seventeenth and twenty-first. An active western disturbance influences this expected weather change.
Officials explain that the anticipated precipitation could help break the dry spell. It might improve soil moisture and reduce frost severity in higher areas. Pollution levels in the plains could also ease with this weather shift.
