Another sunny day in Himachal hills
January 12th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced another sunny day Wednesday with a further marginal rise in minimum temperature, but the weather office here forecast chances of rain and snowfall later this week.”There are chances of widespread rainfall and snowfall in the state Jan 14 and 15,” Meteorological Office director Manmohan Singh told IANS.
He said western disturbances - storm systems originating from the Caspian Sea and moving across the Afghanistan-Pakistan region - would be active again in the region. “Most towns located in the mid-hills are likely to witness snowfall and rain after Thursday,” he added.
The minimum temperature in Shimla recorded a rise of 1.2 degrees and settled at 6 degrees Celsius.
Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest in the state with a low of minus 12.4 degrees against Tuesday’s minus 13.9 degrees.
Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a low of minus 5.2 degrees, while it was 0.8 degree at Bhuntar and 3.5 degrees at Dharamsala.
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