While the people of Dehradun got reprieve from the continuing summer heat following sharp shower on Sunday evening the rainy spell would continue in several districts like Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Nainital and Pithoragarh during the next 24 hours. By 8.30 am on Monday, 30 mm rainfall was reported each from Ranikhet, Dehradun, Jolly Grant and Jakholi, 10 mm from Bageshwar, 0.6 mm from Tehri and 1.0 mm from Mukteshwar.
Following the rainfall on Sunday, the mercury dipped by a few degrees in the state capital and things remained the same on Monday too with the sky remaining overcast.
The maximum temperature settled at 32.5ºC (two degree below the normal) while the minimum at 18.4ºC (three degree below the normal) in Dehradun. It was 24.2ºC (normal) and 11.5ºC (normal) in Mukteshwar and 36.6ºC (normal) and 25.4ºC (three degree above the normal) in Pantnagar.
In Tehri district, maximum temperature was reported as 24.5 degree Celsius while the minimum was 13.4 degree Celsius on Monday. The hhighest maximum temperature 39.2°C was recorded at Pant Nagar while the lowest minimum temperature 11.5°C was recorded at Mukteshwar.
The weather forecast for Dehradun on Tuesday is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky with the likelihood of thunder cloud development in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 36 ºC and 23 ºC respectively in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Uttarakhand Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh warned of more landslides in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh districts as the rainfall activity would continue in these districts for over a week. In view of this, he asked the administration to take necessary precautionary measures regarding the pilgrims for the four shrines.