Hotter days are likely in both the mountainous and plain regions of the State in the coming week. According to the forecast issued by the State meteorological centre, the State will have mainly clear to partly cloudy sky with dry weather likely to prevail on Sunday. Further, the maximum temperature is likely to increase by 3-4 degrees Celsius above normal in plains and by 2-3 degrees Celsius above normal in the mountains during the next 4-5 days from April 12 onward.
Meanwhile, Dehradun on Sunday is forecast to experience mainly clear to partly cloudy sky with the maximum and minimum temperature likely to be around 34 degrees Celsius and 16 degrees Celsius respectively.
The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in various parts of the state on Saturday were 33.7 degrees Celsius and 16 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun, 35.5 degrees Celsius and 14.5 degrees Celsius in Pantnagar, 23.4 degrees Celsius and nine degrees Celsius in Mukteshwar and 23.4 degrees Celsius and 10.6 degrees Celsius respectively in New Tehri.