As the daytime temperatures remain warm especially in the plains with the ambiance turning cool after sunset, the state meteorological department has forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy sky for Uttarakhand on Monday.
According to the meteorological centre, the state is forecast to experience dry weather which is likely to prevail in Uttarakhand at the start of the week. For the provisional state capital Dehradun, the meteorological centre has forecast mainly clear sky on Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 27ºC and 9ºC respectively.
According to information provided by the meteorological centre, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in various places across the state on Sunday were 27.2 ºC and 9.7 ºC in provisional state capital Dehradun, 18.5 ºC and 4.2 ºC in New Tehri, 15.6 ºC and 4.5 ºC in Mukteshwar and 28 ºC and 8 ºC in Pantnagar respectively. Observers state that though the daytime temperatures especially in the plains are warm, sunset brings with it a sharp drop in the temperature with there being a considerable gap between the maximum and minimum temperatures. The people should take necessary precaution and beware of the considerable fluctuation in temperature in order to avoid health problems.