Rain and thunderstorm on Thursday lashed several areas of Uttarakhand, bringing relief from the heat and humid weather with more showers likely in the next 48 hours, said Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Dr Anand Sharma.
Dehradun experienced rain from 10 am to 4 pm, bringing down the temperature by six degrees.
Sharma said that there was heavy rainfall in Dehradun on Thursday whereas other parts of the State received moderate rainfalls. Dehradun district received 93.4 mm of rain on Thursday. Rainfall was recorded at 14 mm in Tehri and 14 mm in Mukteshwar. lightening struck many places, but no casualty has been reported so far.
Sharma said that the maximum and minimum temperature were recorded at 29°C and 25.1°C respectively on Thursday. Dehradun will see a generally cloudy sky and rain/thunder showers on Friday with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 33°C and 23°C respectively. The weather forecast for Uttarakhand is rain/thunder showers at many places and rather heavy to heavy rainfall at isolated places on Friday.