Mercury remaining static, the chilling winter is still eluding Dehradun. However, it might rain and snow in some parts of the State on Saturday, which might help the temperature dip a bit, the weather officers said. They, further, said that some places in Dehradun might too experience thunderstorm on the day.
The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy sky on Saturday with possibility of rain and snow in the higher reaches in some districts like Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Pithoragarh on the day. As per the weather forecast, the places situated at the altitude of 3500 m and above might receive snow on the day.
Meanwhile, the eagerly awaited winter is still eluding Dehradun with the mercury not plummeting enough to bring in the winter chill.
The minimum temperature hovering in the neighbourhood of 11 to 12 degree Celsius, the real winter seems to be still away. The Met officers said that the people might have to wait till the second week of November to feel the winter chill unless there are some rains in the interim. The post-monsoon rain being in the below normal range, the Met officers are not hopeful of much rains in the plains in the coming days.
While on Friday, the minimum temperature recorded in the city 12 degree Celsius, two notches below the normal and the maximum temperature settled at 29.1 degree Celsius-one notch above the normal. The same is likely to continue on Saturday too, as per the weather forecast.
At Mukteshwar, the minimum temperature settled at 7.7 degree Celsius, normal, and the maximum at 19.5 degree Celsius which was one notch above the normal. The minimum was 8.2 degree Celsius at New Tehri, normal, and the maximum was 20.2 degree Celsius, normal. In Pantnagar, the maximum temperature was 29.6 degree Celsius, normal, and the minimum settled at 11 degree Celsius-three notches below the normal.