While the people living in the mountainous parts are getting relief as it continues to rain there the people in the State Capital and other parts of the plain districts continue to keep reeling under the heat with the maximum temperature in Dehradun district hovering around 36 degrees Celsius on Friday. However, rain has been forecast on Saturday.
The meteorological director Bikram Singh said that very light to moderate rainfall occurred at many places while heavy shower lashed few places in the state over the past 24 hours. By 8.30 am on Friday, 70 mm rainfall was reported in Chamoli while 40 mm in Pithoragarh, 30 mm in Jakholi, 20 mm each in Tehri, Mukteshwar, Badkot and Purola and 10 mm rainfall in Ukhimath. Some roads on char dham yatra routes especially in Chamoli district, were reportedly blocked due to landslide.
Highest maximum temperature 36.6°C was recorded at Dehradun while lowest minimum temperature 9.0°C at Mukteshwar.
Singh said that the maximum temperature settled at 36.6ºC (two degree above the normal) while the minimum at 21.0ºC (normal) in Dehradun. It was 21.5ºC (three degree below the normal) and 10.8ºC (two degree below the normal) in Mukteshwar and 37.4ºC (one degree above the normal) and 22.0ºC (normal) in Pantnagar. In Tehri district, maximum temperature was reported as 25.8 degree Celsius while the minimum was 12.2 degree Celsius on Friday.
The weather forecast for Dehradun on Saturday is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky and thunder cloud development/light rain in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 35ºC and 20ºC respectively in Dehradun on Saturday.
Singh said that light to moderate rain/thunder shower is likely to occur at many places in Uttarakhand from May 20 to May 22.