The wet spell might continue on Saturday in a large swathe of Uttarakhand , the weather officers said, adding that rain/ /thunderstorm is likely to lash some places in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh districts of the state. Meanwhile, it rained too at some places on Friday..
The Met officials informed that the highest maximum temperature of the state 33.3°C was recorded in Dehradun while the lowest minimum temperature 9.0°C was recorded at Munsiyari in Pithoragarh district on Friday. They further said that the rainy spell would continue with varying intensity in several places across the state, particularly in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh districts, till May 8. However, rain is unlikely in other parts of the state till May 6 as per the weather forecast.
Dehradun saw a partly cloudy sky on Friday though rain remained elusive.
The climate of the capital would remain the same on Saturday with the sky remaining partly overcast with some possibility of sporadic thundershower in the afternoon/evening.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33 degree Celsius and 20 degree Celsius respectively in Dehradun on Saturday. On Friday, the maximum temperature here settled at 32.6 while the minimum remained in the neighbourhood of 20 degree Celsius.