Rain lashes several parts of U’khand, mercury dips

  • | Monday | 25th March, 2019

Moreover, the weather will remain dry over the next week,” said Bikram Singh. Dehradun: Several parts of Uttarakhand, including the state capital, were lashed by rain on Monday causing the temperatures to dip.A day after mercury crossed 30 degrees Celsius in Dehradun, intermittent rain activity was witnessed throughout the day in the city.Bikram Singh, director, regional meteorological centre, told TOI, “Under the influence of a western disturbance, several places in Uttarakhand witnessed light showers. The impact was seen almost across the state.”Singh, however, claimed that it’s a brief spell and the weather would get normal from Tuesday onwards in Uttarakhand, adding, “We had predicted light to moderate rain activity accompanied by thunderstorm at isolated places on March 25.”On Tuesday, the maximum temperature in Dehradun plunged to 23 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.The Met officials said that mercury is likely to continue rising from Tuesday onwards.“The first week of April is expected to be quite warm in Uttarkahand, especially in the plains with temperatures settling above normal.

Dehradun: Several parts of Uttarakhand, including the state capital, were lashed by rain on Monday causing the temperatures to dip.A day after mercury crossed 30 degrees Celsius in Dehradun, intermittent rain activity was witnessed throughout the day in the city.Bikram Singh, director, regional meteorological centre, told TOI, “Under the influence of a western disturbance, several places in Uttarakhand witnessed light showers. The impact was seen almost across the state.”Singh, however, claimed that it’s a brief spell and the weather would get normal from Tuesday onwards in Uttarakhand, adding, “We had predicted light to moderate rain activity accompanied by thunderstorm at isolated places on March 25.”On Tuesday, the maximum temperature in Dehradun plunged to 23 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.The Met officials said that mercury is likely to continue rising from Tuesday onwards.“The first week of April is expected to be quite warm in Uttarkahand, especially in the plains with temperatures settling above normal. Moreover, the weather will remain dry over the next week,” said Bikram Singh.

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