Very light to light rain/thunder showers has been forecast for isolated places, especially in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts, on October 8 and 9. The Meteorological centre said western disturbances might trigger this wet spell. Monsoon remained weak in Uttarakhand over the past 24 hours with climate remaning dry in most parts of the State.
The day remaning sunny in Dehradun on Thursday, the maximum temperature was 33.5 degree Celsius- four notches above the normal and the minimum was 21.8 degree Celsius- four notches above the normal. Dehradun experienced 90 per cent humidity while it was 92 per cent in New Tehri, 74 per cent in Mukteshwar and 87 percent in Pantnagar on Thursday. The highest maximum temperature of the State 34.3°C was recorded at Pantnagar while the lowest minimum temperature 14.1°C was recorded at Mukteshwar.
Bikram Singh, director of Meteorological centre, said that the weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Friday is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky and dry weather. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33 degree Celsius and 22 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Friday.