Mercury soaring, Dehradun residents keep suffering. Spells of power cuts added to their misery on Saturday. The maximum temperature on Saturday soared further to settle at 37.8 degree Celsius, five notches above the normal.
However, on the brighter side of things, the Meteorological Centre has forecast light rain/thunderstorm at a few places, especially in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand on April 17. On Sunday, things might be hotter as the maximum temperature is likely to soar higher.
Weathermen said it might settle at 38 degree Celsius, six notches above the normal. However, there is a possibility of thunder squall lashing at some places in Uttarakhand during the next 24 hours, starting from the evening of April 17.
Dehradun residents experienced sweltering heat on Saturday and traffic was thin in the day hours. Power going off added to their woes. Residents sounded angry, saying that the department should have taken measures to stop the recurrence of power cuts when the mercury is soaring.
The Met director Bikram Singh said that the maximum temperature is being reported around four or five degree above the normal for the past few days.
He further said that the weather forecast for Dehradun on Sunday is partly to generally cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development/light rain is likely to occur in some areas on Sunday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 38ºC and 20ºC respectively in Dehradun on Sunday.
Singh further informed that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 37.8ºC and 19.0ºC in Dehradun while it was 27.2ºC and 15.7ºC in Tehri, 28.3ºC and 14.3ºC in Mukteshwar and 38.1ºC and 16.2ºC in Pantnagar on Saturday.