Though things were mostly sunny in the State on Thursday, the climate might change from Friday as the Met department forecast light rain/snow at isolated places in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts on Friday and Saturday. Friday marking the Holi festival, there is a possibility of rain-soaked festival this year, given the weather forecast.
Dehradun saw the maximum temperature settling at 28.8 degree Celsius, five notches above the normal, while the minimum was 12.6 degree Celsius, three notches above the normal, on Thursday. The highest maximum temperature of the state 30.6°C was recorded at Jaspur while lowest minimum temperature 4.4°C was recorded at Matela.
As per the weather report sent by the Met department, in Pantnagar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 29.0 degree Celsius, four notches above the normal, and 7.9 degree Celsius, one notch above the normal, respectively. In Mukteshwar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 21.2 degree Celsius, seven notches above the normal, and 7.7 degree Celsius, five notches above the normal. In New Tehri, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded were 20.6 degree Celsius and 9.0 degree Celsius respectively.
Singh said that the weather forecast for Dehradun for Friday is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 26 degree Celsius and 13 degree Celsius respectively in the city on the day.