Uttarakhand Weather Alerts for Travellers

The quiet outlook in our 13 Oct entry no longer holds. IMD Dehradun's district bulletin issued on 14 Oct at 18:30 IST brings a new spell of rain and mountain snow: 15 Oct: thunderstorm with hail, lightning and 40–50 km/h gusts at isolated places in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Pithoragarh; rain/snow at many places in Dehradun and Uttarkashi. 16 Oct: warning narrows to Dehradun and Tehri (thunderstorm, lightning, 30–40 km/h gusts); isolated to scattered rain/snow continues in the hill districts. Snow line: 3,500 m and above on 15–16 Oct; 3,800 m and above on 17–18 Oct. 17–18 Oct: no warnings; only isolated very light to light rain/snow in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh. Dehradun, Tehri and Rudraprayag dry. 19–20 Oct: dry in all districts. News reports on 16 Oct described scattered rain on 15 Oct with intermittent snowfall on the higher reaches and a clear drop in temperature. Check the next IMD bulletin before setting off, as forecasts are revised daily.

The quiet window logged on 13 Oct has closed. IMD Dehradun's district bulletin issued at 18:30 IST on 14 Oct puts a thunderstorm warning with hail, lightning and gusts of 40–50 km/h (isolated places) on 15 Oct for Dehradun, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, Nainital and Pithoragarh. Dehradun and Uttarkashi are forecast to see light to moderate rain or snow at many places; the other six at a few places. Rain or snow is possible at 3,500 m and above on 15–16 Oct. For 16 Oct the warning (lightning, gusts 30–40 km/h) is limited to Dehradun, Tehri and Nainital. 17–18 Oct carry no warning: only isolated light rain or snow (3,800 m and above) in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh, with the other five districts dry. Media reported a yellow alert for the whole state on 15 Oct.

The calm window did not last. IMD Dehradun's district bulletin issued at 18:00 IST on 13 Oct now carries a thunderstorm warning for Thursday 15 Oct: hail, lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 km/h at isolated places in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Tehri, Rudraprayag, Pauri, Haridwar, Chamoli, Bageshwar, Almora, Nainital and Pithoragarh. Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar are the only districts left out of the warning. On 15 Oct light to moderate rain or snow is forecast at a few places in every district, with snow possible at 3,500 m and above. The wet spell narrows on 16 Oct to Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Almora, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Bageshwar, Nainital and Pithoragarh (no warning that day). Only Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh see light activity on 17–18 Oct, and IMD shows dry weather in all districts on 19 Oct. Local media are reporting 15 Oct as a state-wide yellow alert; the IMD text itself lists it as a warning for isolated places in the districts above.

The thunderstorm and gusty-wind warnings we tracked from 5 Oct have run their course. The latest IMD Dehradun district bulletin (issued 11 Oct, 18:30 IST) carried a final round of isolated warnings for 11 Oct only, and lists no warning for any district from 12 to 15 Oct. What travellers should still expect: very light to light rain or snow and isolated thunderstorms on 12–14 Oct in parts of Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh and (13–14 Oct) Nainital, with snow only at 3,800 m and above. The rest of the state stays dry. 15 Oct looks wetter, with light to moderate rain or high-altitude snow and thunderstorms at a few places in all districts.

IMD Dehradun's state bulletin (issued 7 Oct 2026, 10:00 IST) warns of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 km/h at isolated places across Uttarakhand on 7, 8 and 9 Oct, with scattered light-to-moderate rain. There is no warning for 10 and 11 Oct, and rain is forecast to ease to isolated light showers by 11 Oct. On 6 Oct a yellow alert was reported for Dehradun, Haridwar, Tehri, Pauri Garhwal, Almora, Nainital, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar, with snowfall possible at 4,200 m and above.

The Meteorological Centre Dehradun's forecast issued on 5 October 2026 expects scattered thunderstorms with light to moderate rain from 6 to 9 October, easing to isolated very light to light rain on 10–11 October. It warns of lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 km/h at isolated places statewide through 9 October. National media on 5 October also reported an IMD snowfall alert for the higher reaches of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, with temperatures dropping and landslide risk not yet over in the hills.

IMD Dehradun's state bulletin issued on 4 Oct 2026 warns of thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds (30–40 km/h) at isolated places across Uttarakhand on 5, 6 and 7 October, with isolated to scattered light-to-moderate rain from 5 to 8 October. No warning is listed for 8 October. This comes right after the southwest monsoon withdrew from the remaining parts of north India on 3 October, so the pattern now is short afternoon storms rather than days of monsoon rain. Plan high-altitude walks and long drives for the morning.