No rain, temperature inches closer to 40°C in Doon

PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | Dehradun
While some areas in the mountainous regions witnessed light to moderate rainfall during the past couple of days, the weather has remained mostly dry in Dehradun and other parts of the plains and mountains. The temperature has been climbing steadly with the maximum and minimum temperatures in various places being recorded as above normal on Monday. The maximum temperature in Dehradun was 37 degrees Celsius (four degrees above normal) on Monday and is expected to remain the same on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the State Meteorological Centre has forecast that very light to light rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts on Tuesday. The provisional State capital Dehradun is forecast to witness a mainly clear to partly cloudy sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be about 37 degrees Celsius and 21 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun today.
The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in various parts of the State on Monday were 37 degrees Celsius and 20.7 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun, 38.3 degrees Celsius and 21.5 degrees Celsius in Pantnagar, 25.6 degrees Celsius and 13.5 degrees Celsius in Mukteshwar and 26.6 degrees Celsius and 13.2 degrees Celsius in New Tehri.