State to witness light rainfall at isolated places today

Uttarakhand might witness light rainfall at isolated places in the plains and moderate to rather heavy rainfall in mountainous parts on Saturday. The Met office has forecast heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours from Sunday first in the Kumaon region and which might then spread to Garhwal region too.

As per Met office report, rainfall recorded area wise till by 8.30 am on Friday was 16 mm in Chamoli, 11.4 mm in Karnaprayag, 10.8 mm in Dehradun, 7 mm in Mussoorie, 9.5 mm in Nainital, 14.3 mm in Pithoragarh and 15.5 mm in Badkot. Dehradun residents suffered humidity tinged heat throughout the day. 

Director of State Meteorological Centre, Anand Kumar Sharma said the maximum and minimum temperatures in Dehradun were recorded at 33.7 degree Celsius and 22.3 degree Celsius respectively on Friday. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Saturday is cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development may occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33 degree Celsius and 22 degree Celsius respectively on Saturday in Dehradun.