Even as the mercury is set to soar too soon following the onset of the summer, relief is in store with the Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre forecasting rain in the plains and snow in the upper reaches of Garhwal region on Sunday. Kumaon might experience the same in the coming days, the weatherman said. The approaching western disturbances would bring shower/ snow in its wake, they added. The spell would continue till April 6. However, things were dry and warm in Dehradun on Saturday. The people sweated a great deal with the level of humidity rising in the atmosphere. The mercury surging to over 34 degree at the beginning of April is a warning of a grueling summer, the people say.
However, they are looking forward to rains to bring respite, though short-lived. State meteorological centre director Bikram Singh said that the weather forecast for Dehradun on Sunday is partly cloudy to generally cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development is likely to occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 35ºC and 17ºC, respectively in Dehradun on Sunday, he added.
“Things would remain warm till it rains in Dehradun,” Singh further said. Singh informed that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 34.0ºC and 16.7ºC in Dehradun while it was 25.0ºC and 14.0ºC in Tehri, 25.5ºC and 10.9ºC in Mukteshwar and 33.2ºC and 19.4ºC in Pantnagar on Saturday.