light showers early on Sunday brought relief from the scorching heat to the residents of state capital and other parts of the State with the maximum temperature in Doon coming down to 24.8degrees Celsius, around 11 degrees below normal, said Dr Anand Sharma, director of Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre on Sunday. Doon residents got respite from the scorching sun and the rising mercury being experienced in the last many days.
With the possibility of rain/thunder showers in the higher reaches above 3,000 metres, pilgrims should keep raincoat and woolens while undertaking pilgrimage, he added.
Rain lashed Dehradun since Saturday evening, bringing respite from the heat for the residents. On Sunday, the city witnessed a drizzle in the morning which continued till late afternoon. Being Sunday, most of employees enjoyed the day in their home.
Sharma attributed the rainy weather to western disturbances and cyclonic circulation over Haryana and Uttar Pradesh advancing into parts of Uttarakhand. The weather is expected to improve from Wednesday onward.
The maximum and minimum temperature in Dehradun was recorded at 24.8°C and 21.6°C respectively on Sunday. Monday is forecast to be cloudy but could see the mercury go up by eight degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature is expected to drop by two degrees Celsius. Thunder development is expected in some areas.
He further said that the weather forecast for Dehradun on Monday is generally cloudy sky and thunder cloud development/thunder shower in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are
likely to be around 32°C and 19°C respectively on Monday. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand is rain/thunder shower likely at a few places in the mountains and at isolated places in plains in Uttarakhand.