People of Dehradun may get relief from the rising summer heat at least for a day or two as it might rain here as in several other districts of the state like Uttarkashi, Pithoragarh, Chamoli, Tehri, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar and Nainital on Friday as per the forecast issued by the Uttarakhand meteorological centre.
In the State capital, the day started on a sunny note and it was hot and humid till the late evening when it drizzled at several places.
While the maximum temperature settled at 35.8 degree Celsius the minimum hovered at 17.6 degree Celsius in the city on Thursday. Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh said that a fresh western disturbance has hit the Western Himalayan region adjoining the plains on Thursday and under its impact, it might rain in several districts of the state on Friday and though with less intensity on Saturday.
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Friday is partly to generally cloudy sky with possibility of light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places in the hills and a few places in the plains of the state. The wet spell is likely to continue till April 21, Singh said. It is considered to be the much awaited relief for common people.
The weather forecast for Dehradun on Friday is partly to generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain/thunderstorm at some places. The dry climate is likely return to the State from Sunday, Singh added.