Saturday, 01 JUNE 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Heat wave conditions continued in various parts of the State on Friday with the plains experiencing temperatures in the vicinity of 40 degrees Celsius and the mountainous areas also experiencing higher than normal temperatures. However, the weather in the mountains was comparatively cooler than in the plains. The State meteorological centre has forecast that light to moderate rain/thunderstorms are likely to occur at isolated places in Nainital, Almora, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar districts and at few places in the remaining districts of the State today. The centre has also issued a yellow warning (Watch) regarding the possibility of thunderstorms accompanied with lightning/gusty wind (30-40 kmph) and intense spells of rain likely to occur at isolated places in the mountainous districts of Uttarakhand towards afternoon/evening. Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning/gusty wind (30-40 kmph) are likely to occur at isolated places in plains districts of the State towards the afternoon/evening. Heat wave conditions are likely to occur at few places in the plains and at isolated places in the mountainous parts of the State today.
The provisional State capital Dehradun is forecast to witness a mainly clear to partly cloudy sky. Thunder cloud development/light rain is likely to occur in some areas towards the evening/night. Surface wind is likely to be strong and gusty (40-50 kmph). The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 42 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun today.
The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in various parts of the State on Friday were 43.2 degrees Celsius and 25.4 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun, 42.1 degrees Celsius and 24.1 degrees Celsius in Pantnagar, 30.6 degrees Celsius and 13.5 degrees Celsius in Mukteshwar and 30.6 degrees Celsius and 15.1 degrees Celsius in New Tehri.
