Moderate to rather heavy rainfall on Wednesday evening brought temperature down by a few notches. The Met office has forecast light to moderate rainfall at a few places in the State on Thursday. The maximum and minimum temperatures were reported to be a few notches below the normal to the relief of the people.
The weather forecast for Thursday in Dehradun is generally cloudy sky and light rain/thunderstorm in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be hovering around 32ºC and 23ºC respectively in Dehradun on Thursday.
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Thursday is light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places. Moreover, light to moderate rainfall has been forecast in the State till June 26.
Dehradun received moderate rainfall at isolated places on Wednesday evening. low lying areas in the Capital were waterlogged. However, the residents got respite from the sultry spell. Around 25 mm rainfall was recorded on Wednesday evening.
However, on the flip side, the shower disrupted normal life with several areas in the city getting waterlogged, resulting in inconvenience, particularly for the commuters. Some persons were seen wetting in the rain to get relief.
As usual, drains being clogged and overflowing and rain water getting into houses at low lying area have further compounded the woes of the denizens of the state capital. Roads being slippery, the people driving cars or riding two- wheelers faced problems.
Singh informed that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 32.0ºC Celsius and 23.1º Celsius in Dehradun while it was 21.0ºC and 14.8ºC in Mukteshwar, 25.0ºC and 17.3ºC in Tehri, 33.5ºC and 24.0ºC in Pantnagar on Wednesday.
Over the past 24 hours by 8.30 am on Wednesday, rainfall was reported at few places in the State. While 25.6 mm rainfall was reported in Dehradun it was 13.0 mm in Mussoorie, 7.8 mm in Uttarkashi, 1.2 mm in Tehri, 8.0 mm in Joshimath, 17.0 mm in Munsiyari, 0.2 mm in Pithoragarh, 11.4 mm in Matela, 1.3 mm in Mukteshwar, 3.0 mm in Nainital, 5.0 mm in Champawat and 19.2 mm in Pantnagar.