light rainfall to be triggered by western disturbances has been forecast at many places in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Rudraprayag districts especially at higher reaches and dry weather in rest of Uttarakhand on Friday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to dip by two or three notches following rainfall, said Met director Bikram Singh. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Friday is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 26 degree Celsius and 10 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Friday, he added.
Singh said that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 27.8ºC (three degree above the normal) and 11.3ºC (two degree above the normal) in Dehradun respectively while it was 20.5ºC (five degree above the normal) and 8.7ºC (four degree above the normal) in Mukteshwar, 22.4ºC and 10.2ºC in Tehri and 26.7ºC and 8.7ºC in Pantnagar on Thursday.
He said that mminimum temperatures remained normal to above normal in plains and appreciably above normal in hills of Uttarakhand.
lowest minimum temperature 6.0°C was recorded in Nainital on Thursday.
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Saturday is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky. light rain/snow is likely to occur at isolated places in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Rudraprayag districts especially at higher reaches while dry weather is likely to prevail in rest of Uttarakhand on Saturday.
On Sunday, weather in the state has been forecast as mainly clear sky and dry weather.