People may relief from scorching heat in the first week of May as the Meteorological centre has forecast very light to light rain/thunderstorm at isolated places especially in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand on May 1 for few days. However, the dry weather would prevail in the State on April 29/April 30.
Residents experienced a hot day on Thursday. Traffic at noon was thin. The maximum temperature was recorded around three notches above the normal as it settled at 36.5 degree Celsius on Thursday.
Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh said that weather forecast for Dehradun on Friday is clear sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 36ºC and 17ºC, respectively in Dehradun on Friday.
Singh further informed that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 36.5ºC (three degree above the normal) and 17.8ºC (one degree below the normal) in Dehradun while it was 26.4ºC (three degree above the normal) and 13.8ºC (two degree above the normal) in Tehri, 26.0ºC (three degree above the normal) and 13.3ºC (two degree above the normal) in Mukteshwar and 38.9ºC (two degree above the normal) and 15.0ºC (three degree below the normal) in Pantnagar on Thursday. Moreover, the Met office has forecast very light to light rain/thunderstorm at isolated places especially in higher reaches of Uttarakhand on May 2.