Dehradun residents, grappling with hot and humid condition for the past few days, would have to reel under the same till July 25 with no possibility of rain to lessen the suffering of the people till that date. However, whether heavy rain would follow the current dry and humid spell after July 25 is uncertain with the weather department failing to commit itself on it, given the present climatic condition. Bikram Singh, Meteorological centre director, said that a few spells of light rain might occur on days till July 25.
The humidity level was intolerably high in Dehradun on Wednesday at 86 per cent and to worsen the suffering, the maximum temperature shot up to 35.8 degree Celsius- five notches above the normal.
The weather forecast for Dehradun on Thursday is generally cloudy sky with the possibility of one or two spell of rain/thunder showers. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33°C and 24°C respectively in the city on Thursday. The highest maximum temperature of the state 37.6°C was recorded at Pantnagar on Wednesday.
Eight roads in Dehradun are still blocked days after the last torrential downpour lashed the district, triggering landslides in its wake. Over the past 24 hours by8.30 am on Wednesday, 30 mm rainfall was reported in Bhatwari while other places remained dry.
light to moderate rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at many places in Uttarakhand on Thursday. The Met officer said that the five shrines -Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib- are likely to receive moderate rainfall on Thursday with the spell continuing till July 25.