The maximum temperature has considerably dipped at various places across the State following rainfall in higher reaches over the last two days. The maximum temperature in the State capital recorded 31.3ºC, three degree below the normal. Hail is likely to occur at isolated places in Uttarakhand during next 24 hours, the weathermen warn. The Met officials said that light to moderate rain/thunder shower has been forecast at a few places in Uttarakhand on June 9 and June 10.
Meanwhile Dehradun residents witnessed cloudy sky followed by sunshine throughout the day. Drizzling was reported at some places. Some people enjoyed themselves at Sahastradhara, Guchupani, Mussoorie and other tourist destinations. Many vehicles were seen going towards Mussoorie.
Ramesh, one of the commuters found at Rajpur, said that they were facing traffic jams while going to Mussoorie.
Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh said that the maximum temperature settled at 31.3ºC (three degree below the normal) while the minimum at 21.3ºC (one degree below the normal) in Dehradun. It was 23.4ºC (one degree below the normal) and 12.9ºC (normal) in Mukteshwar and 34.8ºC (two degree below the normal) and 21.5ºC (one degree below the normal) in Pantnagar. In Tehri district, maximum temperature was reported as 22.8 degree Celsius while the minimum was 13.5 degree Celsius on Thursday.
Singh said that the weather forecast for Dehradun on Friday is partly to generally cloudy sky and thunder clouds development/light rain in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33 ºC and 21 ºC respectively in Dehradun on Friday. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Friday is partly to generally cloudy sky and light to moderate rain/thunder shower at a few places in Uttarakhand. Very light to light rain/thunder showers has been forecast at isolated places, especially in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand, on June 11 and 12, he added.