उत्तराखंड में ताजा बर्फबारी की वजह से ठंड काफी बढ़ गई है. उत्तराखंड के कई जिलों में आज स्कूल बंद हैं. हिमाचल और जम्मू-कश्मीर में भी ताजा बर्फबारी से सर्दी का सितम बढ़ गया है. पहाड़ी राज्यों में आज भी बारिश और बर्फबारी का अलर्ट है.
The higher reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall while lower areas were lashed by rain on Tuesday. The skiing slopes of Auli, the Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary spread over Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts were covered by thick white sheets of snow. The MeT office said most places located at 3000 metres and above in Uttarakashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh districts are likely to receive snow on Tuesday while cold day conditions are likely to prevail at some places in the hills on Wednesday.