Monsoon remaning sluggish for some days, it might turn active again from Thursday. Heavy rainfall is likely to lash Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand during the next 48 hours starting from Thursday evening. The five shrines — Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib are likely to receive heavy rain from Thursday to Saturday, said Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Thursday is generally cloudy sky with likelihood of light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places. The weather forecast for Dehradun for the same day is partly to generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain/thunder showers at isolated places. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 32 degree Celsius and 23 degree Celsius respectively.
The maximum temperature was 33.2 degree Celsius (three notches above the normal) in Dehradun while the minimum was 22.7 degree Celsius (two notches above the normal in the city on Wednesday.