South-west monsoon activities are likely to remain weak/subdued till September 15, leading to isolated light to moderate rain/thunderstorm activities in the State.
Following this, the weather conditions will remain favourable for tourists/pilgrims visiting the State during the above period, said Bikram Singh, director of Meteorological centre on Tuesday. As rainfall has been reported in the past few days, the dry weather in the coming few days would have positive impact on crops and plants. Pilgrims and tourists can fearlessly move one part to another of the State as very light to light rainfall is forecast, he added.
Cloudy sky and winds relieved the people from hot and humid conditions in the State capital on Tuesday. However, the humidity level stayed high, making the people to suffer from the sultry climate. Singh said that while Dehradun experienced 83 per cent humidity it was 94 per cent in New Tehri, 90 per cent in Mukteshwar and 94 percent in Pantnagar on Tuesday.
Singh further said that the weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Wednesday is generally cloudy sky and light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at isolated places. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Wednesday is partly to generally cloudy sky. Rain/thunder showers might occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 32 degree Celsius and 23 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Wednesday.
The Met officer said that monsoon being weak in Uttarakhand during the past 24 hours by 8.30 am on Tuesday, no rainfall was reported from any part of the State.
The highest maximum temperature of the State 34.4°C was recorded at Roorkee. The maximum temperature was 32.4 degree Celsius (three notches above the normal) while the minimum was 23.0 degree Celsius (one notch above the normal) in the city on Tuesday, Singh added.