light to moderate rainfall across the State since Monday evening has relieved the people from the hot and humid condition continuing for days. The rain impacted the mercury too as the maximum and minimum temperatures came down by a few notches. At some places, they were recorded below the normal. The Met office has forecast light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at a few places in Uttarakhand on Wednesday too.
Met director Bikram Singh said that the weather forecast for Dehradun on Wednesday is partly to generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain/thunderstorm in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 36ºC and 21ºC respectively in Dehradun on Wednesday, he said. The same is the forecast for the state as well for Wednesday.
Swati, resident of Ballupur area, said that the rainfall during Tuesday morning hours was a wonderful experience. “It was difficult then to believe that Dehradun was so hot a few hours ago. I got drenched in the rain while I was out for morning walk,” she said.
Ramesh, resident of Raipur, echoed the same, saying that it felt so cold that he had to cover his body well. “It was nothing short of an ecstasy that I felt in the rain-blest morning,” he added.
Met office said the spell of rains would continue till May 28. According to the Met official, by 8.30 am on Tuesday, rains were recorded as- 3.8 mm in Uttarkashi, 9.0 mm in Mussoorie, 4.7 mm in Dehradun, 1.9 mm in Tehri, 3.0 mm in Chamoli, 2.0 mm in Ranichauri, 5.0 mm in Gairsain, 9.8 mm in Joshimath, 46.0 mm in Dhanauri, 5.0 mm in Munsiyari, 17.2 mm in Pithoragarh, 2.2 mm in Mukteshwar, 26.4 mm in Nainital, 1.0 mm in Champawat and 2.9 mm in Pantnagar.
Singh further informed that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 35.6ºC (one degree above normal) and 19.8ºC (one degree below normal) in Dehradun while it was 24.2ºC (normal) and 11.1ºC (one degree below normal) in Mukteshwar, 25.6ºC (normal) and 13.0ºC (one degree below normal) in Tehri and 33.2ºC (four degree below the normal) and 21.2ºC (one degree below the normal) in Pantnagar on Tuesday.