Temperature rises in Doon again, rain to bring relief in mountains
Sunday, 09 JUNE 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The temperature climbed back to 40 degrees Celsius in Dehradun on Saturday. The weather is likely to remain similar in the provisional State capital on Sunday. However, some relief is expected in the mountainous regions. The State meteorological centre has forecast that very light to light rain/thunderstorms are likely to occur at isolated places in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh districts today. Dry weather is likely to prevail in the remaining districts of the State. Further, surface winds are likely to be strong and gusty (30-40 kmph) in the plain areas on Sunday.
The meteorological centre has further forecast that Dehradun is likely to witness a mainly clear to partly cloudy sky. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be about 40 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun today.
The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in various parts of the State on Saturday were 40 degrees Celsius and 23.1 degrees Celsius respectively in Dehradun, 39 degrees Celsius and 21.5 degrees Celsius in Pantnagar, 28.6 degrees Celsius and 15 degrees Celsius in Mukteshwar and 29.5 degrees Celsius and 18.2 degrees Celsius in New Tehri.