Uttarakhand · Wednesday 28 October
Ranikhet sits in Almora, Uttarakhand. Traffic and bheed (crowds) build on weekends and long-weekends, and ease midweek.
Pine ridge and golf meadows. Quiet cantonment town
Checked Wednesday 28 October · updated 2026-10-28 01:15 IST · how we work this out · were we right last time?
| Day | Weather | High / low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | overcast | 25° / 7° | 0.0 mm |
| Thu 29 Oct | drizzle | 21° / 10° | 1.2 mm |
| Fri 30 Oct | thunderstorm | 19° / 10° | 12.9 mm |
| Sat 31 Oct | drizzle | 21° / 9° | 1.2 mm |
| Sun 1 Nov | fog | 22° / 8° | 0.0 mm |
| Mon 2 Nov | fog | 22° / 8° | 0.0 mm |
| Tue 3 Nov | clear sky | 22° / 8° | 0.0 mm |
Forecast from Open-Meteo, refreshed with every update. Rain on the approach roads slows traffic and can bunch crowds — it does not empty a hill town.
| Weekend | Rush | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct – 1 Nov | Calm | ordinary weekend |
| 6–10 Nov | Calm | Diwali |
| 13–15 Nov | Calm | ordinary weekend |
| 20–24 Nov | Calm | Guru Nanak's Birthday |
| 24–27 Dec | Easy | Christmas |
| 31 Dec – 3 Jan | Easy | New Year |
Quietest weekend ahead: around 30 Oct – 1 Nov (Calm). Weekdays are always calmer than weekends.
Crowd forecast for the next long weekend →
Ranikhet is calm this weekend — 2 out of 10 for 30 Oct – 1 Nov. Pine ridge and golf meadows. Quiet cantonment town.
Today, Wednesday 28 October, Ranikhet reads calm — 1 out of 10. That is our crowd estimate for today from the calendar and the weather, refreshed several times a day; it is not a live head-count. Pine ridge and golf meadows.
Ranikhet today: overcast, high 25°C, low 7°C, 0.0 mm of rain expected (Open-Meteo forecast). The table above shows the next days.
Ranikhet traffic is heaviest on weekend mornings and evenings, when the approach roads fill. This weekend Ranikhet reads calm. Pine ridge and golf meadows.
Among the weekends we forecast, Ranikhet reads lowest around 30 Oct – 1 Nov (Calm). Midweek is quieter than any weekend.
Ranikhet is one of the Uttarakhand hill stations people head to from Delhi and the north Indian plains for a weekend. For the coming weekend it reads calm — 2 out of 10.