By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
Cold conditions prevailed as Uttarakhand on Thursday experienced scattered rains in several areas and intermittent snowfall on the higher reaches that plummeted temperatures considerably.
The higher reaches of Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir also experienced snowfall during the past 24 hours.
“Isolated to Scattered rainfall likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh- on 16th October; Himachal Pradesh during 16th-17th October; Uttarakhand during 16th-18th October,” IMD in its forecast said.
During past 24 hours, Maximum temperatures remained markedly below normal to below normal in plains and in hills of Uttarakhand, it said. Dehradun recorded maximum temperature of 24-2 degree c which was five notches below normal. The minimum temperature also stood at 18.3.
Weather Forecast for Friday: Light to moderate rain/snowfall (at places with the elevation of 3500 meter and above) /Thunderstorm likely to occur at a few places in Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Almora, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Bageshwar, Nainital and Pithoragarh districts of and at isolated places in remaining districts of Uttarakhand.
WARNING: Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, gusty winds (40-50 kmph) likely to occur at isolated places over Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Nainital and Champawat districts of Uttarakhand on Friday.