Uttarakhand · Wednesday 28 October
Chopta sits in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. Traffic and bheed (crowds) build on weekends and long-weekends, and ease midweek.
Cool meadow trek base with campsites. Quiet even when the lake towns fill
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 | 21° / 9° | 0.0 mm |
| Thu 29 Oct | rain showers | 16° / 10° | 7.3 mm |
| Fri 30 Oct | drizzle | 16° / 10° | 1.8 mm |
| Sat 31 Oct | drizzle | 19° / 10° | 0.3 mm |
| Sun 1 Nov | drizzle | 19° / 9° | 0.3 mm |
| Mon 2 Nov | mainly clear | 19° / 10° | 0.0 mm |
| Tue 3 Nov | clear sky | 20° / 10° | 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 | Easy | Diwali |
| 13–15 Nov | Calm | ordinary weekend |
| 20–24 Nov | Easy | 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 →
Chopta is calm this weekend — 2 out of 10 for 30 Oct – 1 Nov. Cool meadow trek base with campsites. Quiet even when the lake towns fill.
Today, Wednesday 28 October, Chopta 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. Cool meadow trek base with campsites.
Chopta today: overcast, high 21°C, low 9°C, 0.0 mm of rain expected (Open-Meteo forecast). The table above shows the next days.
Chopta traffic is heaviest on weekend mornings and evenings, when the approach roads fill. This weekend Chopta reads calm. Cool meadow trek base with campsites.
Among the weekends we forecast, Chopta reads lowest around 30 Oct – 1 Nov (Calm). Midweek is quieter than any weekend.
Chopta 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.