The mercury in the plains is likely to dip by a few notches if it rains and snows in the mountainous areas of the state as forecast by the Met department on February 3. The weathermen earlier said that a fresh spell of western disturbances would trigger rain and snow in the high-altitude areas of the state, particularly those located at 3000 meters and more. However, there is no possibility of rain in Dehradun and the climate is likely to remain dry in the plains on Friday and Saturday.
Dehradun saw sunshine during the day on Thursday. Mercury rising up, the minimum temperature settled at a little over 8 degree Celsius, two notches above the normal, in the city on Thursday. The mercury might dip a bit on Saturday if the hills experiences the wet spell, said the Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Bikram Singh, adding that the cold spell would not last more than a day or two.
While the highest maximum temperature of the state 25.9°C was recorded in Dehradun the lowest minimum temperature 1.7°C was recorded at Matela in Almora district. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Friday is mainly clear sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 26 degree Celsius and 08 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Friday.
On Thursday, the maximum temperature and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.9 degree Celsius, five notches above the normal, and 8.7 degree Celsius, two notches above the normal, respectively in Dehradun. In Pantnagar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 24.5 degree Celsius, two notches above the normal