Cold condition in the State capital continued on Monday as minimum temperature hovered around 4.2 degree Celsius. However, the day being sun-washed came in the form of a relief to the people reeling under the chilling cold for some days. Met official said that the climate would remain dry on Tuesday and things would remain so till next week.
Cold condition was reported from Udham Singh Nagar district too on Monday. In Pantnagar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 12.0 degree Celsius, eight notches above the normal, and 2.8 degree Celsius, three degree below the normal, respectively.
The meteorological centre director Bikram Singh said that that the temperature is likely to rise to the normal in the higher reaches in the coming days while the mercury would settle at the normal in the plains. “Temperatures would rise by two or three degree above than the normal in the mountainous parts of the state in the next seven days from Wednesday. Cold to severe cold day condition would, however, continue till Tuesday across the state,” Singh said.
Meanwhile, Monday saw the maximum and minimum temperatures settling at 20.5 degree Celsius, one notch above the normal, and 4.2 degree Celsius, two notches below the normal, respectively in Dehradun. In Mukteshwar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 15.4 degree Celsius, four notches above the normal, and 1.7 degree Celsius, normal, respectively. In Tehri, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded were 15.6 degree Celsius and 2.6 degree Celsius respectively.