The Meteorological centre has forecast very light to light rain/thunderstorm at isolated places especially in the mountainous regions of the state for a few days from April 26 onward. The temporary change in weather may bring some relief for the authorities trying to tackle fbeing reported from various parts of the state. Meanwhile, people in the state experienced warm weather especially in the plains on Sunday with the highest maximum temperature of 37.1°C being recorded at Jaspur. The maximum and minimum temperature in Pantnagar was reported at 35 and 14.3 degree Celsius respectively on Sunday. In the provisional state capital Dehradun, the maximum temperature settled at 33.8 degree Celsius while the minimum hovered at 17.5 degree Celsius in the city on the day.
In view of forest fires being reported at various parts of the state the officials concerned have been advised to adopt all the necessary safety measures so that fire incidents could be controlled. Meanwhile, the weather forecast for Dehradun on Monday is mainly clear sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34 degree Celsius and 17 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Monday. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Monday is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky and dry weather in all the districts.
The Meteorological centre director Bikram said that a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan region from April 25 and rain/snowfall has been forecast at isolated places especially in higher reaches as a result of it.