Several places across the State might experience another of wet spell for three days from February 20 thanks to the approach of a fresh western disturbance. This is likely to affect the climate of the western Himalayan region from February 20 for the next three days, said Uttarakhand Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh on Friday. “It might snow in the higher reaches and rain in the plains of the state from February 20. It might continue for at least three days. If things happen as per the forecast it would help those engaged in agriculture and horticulture. The volume of the winter rain is still on the negative side,” he said.
Meanwhile, isolated places in higher reaches of Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts recorded light rain/snow on Friday while the climate was dry in the rest of the state. The highest maximum temperature of the state 26.7°C was recorded at Srinagar in Pauri district while the lowest minimum temperature 3.4°C was recorded at Matela in Almora district.
Singh said that the weather forecast for Dehradun on Saturday is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 24 degree Celsius and 08 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Saturday.
As per the weather report sent by the Met department, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.1 degree Celsius, three notches above the normal, and 9.6 degree Celsius, one notch above the normal, respectively in Dehradun. In Pantnagar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.0 degree Celsius, one notch above the normal, and 6.8 degree Celsius, one notch below the normal respectively. In Mukteshwar, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 18.8 degree Celsius, six notches above the normal, and 5.7 degree Celsius, three notches above the normal. In Tehri, the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded were 17.5 degree Celsius and 8.6 degree Celsius respectively.