The people of Dehradun would have to wait till November 10 to get the real feel of winter, say the weatherman. However, in the hills of the State, the mercury have started dipping to 10 degree celsius particularly during the night hours, the people are bracing up for a long winter.
Meteorological centre director Bikram Singh said that the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 30.8 degree celsius (one degree above the normal) and 18.0 degree celsius (three degree celsius above the normal) in Dehradun respectively on Thursday.
It would take some time for the mercury to sufficiently dip for the real winter to set in, he said, adding that the night temperature would start coming down slowly from the next week.
Sulochana Singh, a resident of Dalanwala, said, “Winter season has started but we are not feeling the cold in the real sense. However, we are feeling the nip in the air during the night. We are using chadars while sleeping. However, the day is still hot here.”
Singh further said that the maximum temperature has remained above normal in most parts of Uttarakhand. Minimum temperature remains normal to above normal in the plains while it is normal in the hills, he said.
The lowest minimum temperature of 6.5 degree celsius was recorded in Nainital while highest maximum temperature was 34.6 degree celsius at Ghansali on Thursday.
According to Singh, the winter in the State spans over two months January and February. Three months from October to December are marked as post- monsoon season. The southwest monsoon has further withdrawn from remaining parts of Uttarakhand on Wednesday, he added.
The weather forecast for Uttarakhand on Friday is mainly clear to partly cloudy sky. Dry weather would prevail in the State. The weather forecast for Dehradun on Friday is mainly clear sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 30 degree celsius and 17 degree celsius respectively in Dehradun on Friday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 30.8 degree celsius and 18.0 degree celsius in Dehradun respectively while it was 22.7 degree celsius (three degree above the normal) and 9.9 degree celsius (one degree above celsius) in Mukteshwar, 23.6 degree celsius and 14.0 degree celsius in Tehri and 32.5 degree celsius and 22.0 degree celsius in Pantnagar on Thursday.