The State Meteorological Centre has given a red warning about the possibility of the maximum temperature rising above normal by two to four degrees during the next three to four days till May 25. After that the maximum temperature may remain four to six degrees above normal especially in plains of Uttarakhand till May 30. The State meteorological centre has also issued an advisory about the temperature being conducive for spread of forest fires from May 26.
Overall the skies today are forecast to remain mainly clear to partly cloudy. Very light to light rainfall and thunderstorm are likely to occur at isolated places of the state. In Dehradun, the sky is likely to remain mainly clear to a partly cloudy towards afternoon and evening. The maximum and minim temperatures are likely to be around 39 degree Celsius and 22 degree Celsius respectively.
Meanwhile the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at various places of the state on Tuesday were 38.6 degree Celsius and 21.4 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun, 40.6 degree Celsius and 20.9 degree Celsius in Pantnagar, 26 degree Celsius and 14.3 degree Celsius in Mukteshwar and 29.4 degree Celsius and 14.6 degree Celsius respectively in New Tehri.