The sky in Dehradun remained cloudy, though it did not rain as expected on Friday. The climate would remain dry here on Saturday too, though it might rain in some districts like Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh on the day. The high-altitude places in these districts might also experience snowfall too as per the weather officers.
The residents of Dehradun woke up to a cloudy morning on Friday. They said they expected rain as the meteorological department forecast rain here under the impact of the western disturbances. “Rain eluded us, but things were cool since the morning as the sky remained mostly cloudy. The sun rarely appeared throughout the day,” said a resident.
Another said that though it was cool they were expecting rain or at least drizzle. “As it happens the real biting winter arrives after it rains or drizzles. We hope it would happen soon and we would have freezing cold,” said another resident.
The weather forecast for Dehradun for Saturday is mostly clear to partly cloudy sky with possibility of mist forming in the morning hours. While the maximum temperature is likely to be in the neighbourhood of 24 degree Celsius the minimum would hover around 10 degree Celsius in the city on the day, the Met officers said.
In Dehradun, while the maximum temperature settled at 25.3 degree Celsius, two notches above the normal, the minimum was 11.3 degree Celsius, three notches above the normal, in the city on the day.
As per the chart sent by the weather department, in Pantnagar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.3 degree Celsius and 8.9 degree Celsius, respectively. In Mukteshwar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 16.6 degree Celsius and 5.9 degree Celsius.
In New Tehri, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded were 17.4 degree Celsius and 7.8 degree Celsius respectively.