<span style="color: #222222;">In Uttarakhand, the higher reaches of hills including Chardham received snowfall while the lower areas were hit by showers as temperatures went down further throughout the state.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">As per reports, the Gangotri and Yamunotri temples in Uttarkashi district, Kedarnath in Rudraprayag besides Badrinath in Chamoli district was covered under thick layers of snow. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Snowfall in the higher reaches of  Pithoragarh and Bageshwar and rain coupled with hail at few places in the lower areas led to a sharp drop in mercury levels with locals lighting bonfires to fight the cold. State capital Dehradun was lashed by rain today intensifying the cold.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Met Department predicts that hail is likely to occur at isolated places in Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Pauri and Nainital districts of Uttarakhand. Cold Day to severe cold day conditions are likely to occur at a few places in Uttarakhand. Heavy snowfall is likely to occur at few places with height 2,500 metres and above.</span><br />