Gusty winds, thunder and lightning accompanied by rain sweeping across Dehradun in the morning hours was followed by a sunny day on Friday. However, by the evening, clouds gathered in the sky with possibility of spells of rain in the night. Dehradun received 6.8 mm rainfall while the figures were 6.2 mm in Muketshwar, 2 mm in Tehri and 0.3 mm in Pantnagar.
Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has forecast dry weather from Saturday. State Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma attributed the rainfall to western disturbances. He said that by 8.30 am, 4 mm rainfall was received in Uttarakashi, 1 mm in Dehradun, 2 mm in Nainital, 1.4 mm in Mukteshwar, trace in Pithoragarh, 2.0 mm in Nainital, 2.0 mm in Almora and 11 mm in Ranikhet.
He said that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 24.3°C and 14.0°C respectively on Friday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Saturday is partly cloudy sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 25°C and 11°C respectively on Saturday in Dehradun.