light rainfall at isolated places on Wednesday brought respite from the heat to the people of the State. Dehradun received 5.4 mm rainfall that started around 3 pm and continued for around an hour. Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre has attributed this to cyclonic circulation over districts of western Uttar Pradesh. However, the Met office has forecast moderate to rather heavy rainfall from June 20 for next two days. Following this, the people of the State would get respite from the continuing spell of heat.The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 36.0 degree Celsius and 24.6 degree Celsius, respectively in Dehradun on Wednesday.
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Thursday is rain/thunderstorm at isolated places, especially in the hills of the State. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Thursday is partly cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development may occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 35 degree Celsius and 25 degree Celsius on Thursday.State Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma said that as of now, they are still not in a position to say anything about the tentative time monsoon would finally arrive in the State.