Uttarakhand would continue to get pre-monsoon showers till June 17, to be triggered by western disturbances. Monsoon is likely to arrive in the State around the last week of June. Normal rainfall on the positive side has been forecast this year which would be good for agriculture, horticulture and for the people of the State, said State Meteorological Centre director Bikram Singh on Monday.
Pre-monsoon weather may continue till the arrival of monsoon in the State, he said, adding that while pre-monsoon showers are good for agriculture the storms which accompany rains spawn destruction for mango and other fruit trees.
The meteorological centre has forecast generally cloudy sky and light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at a few places in Uttarakhand till June 17. Dehradun received around 2 mm rainfall on Monday noon which brought relief to the residents who had been suffering from sultry weather. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Dehradun were reported each two notches above the normal.
It would rain on Tuesday too, said Met office. Singh said that the weather forecast for Tuesday in Dehradun is partly cloudy to generally cloudy sky and light rain/thunderstorm in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be hovering around 36ºC and 23ºC respectively in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Singh further informed that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 36.4ºC Celsius and 24.6º Celsius in Dehradun while it was 25.3ºC and 14.7ºC in Mukteshwar, 27.6ºC and 15.8ºC in Tehri, 37.7ºC and 26.0ºC in Pantnagar on Monday. Over the past 24 hours by 8.30 am on Monday, rainfall was reported at few places in the state. While 8mm mm rainfall was reported in Uttarkashi it was 1 mm in Mussoorie, 7.5 mm in Dehradun, 0.7 mm in New Tehri, 1 mm in Gairsain, 2 mm in Munsiyari and 17.5 mm in Nainital, it is learnt.