Hills overlooking Manali get snow again
February 6th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANSShimla, Feb 6 (IANS) Hills overlooking Himachal Pradesh’s picturesque tourist resort of Manali saw another spell of snowfall Sunday but the entire state has been experiencing unusually high temperatures.”The minimum temperature in the state recorded Sunday was four to seven degrees above the average for this time of the year mainly due to partly cloudy skies,” a met department official said here.
The hills in upper Manali have been experiencing intermittent snowfall since early Sunday morning. “The entire higher reaches in Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu and Chamba districts have been getting snow,” he added.
Meanwhile, Shimla recorded a low of 8.1 degrees Celsius, seven degrees above average.
Keylong, some 250 km from Manali, was the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal.
Kalpa in Kinnaur district saw the night temperature at 0.6 degree Celsius, four degrees above average while it was 9.5 degrees at Bhuntar, seven degrees above average.
Dharamsala recorded a low of 4.7 degrees Celsius.
- Himachal sees fresh snowfall, gets colder - Jan 30, 2011
- Shimla, Manali get snowfall, mercury dips (Lead) - Feb 16, 2011
- Mild snowfall in Shimla, Manali - Mar 08, 2012
- Fresh snow in Himachal, cold wave unabated - Feb 04, 2012
- Manali wrapped up in white blanket - Dec 10, 2011
- Himachal hill towns get set for more snow (Lead) - Jan 09, 2011
- More snow on Himachal's higher reaches - Jan 20, 2011
- Himachal's Keylong sees season's heaviest snow - Mar 05, 2012
- Himachal's popular tourist destinations get more snow (Lead) - Jan 30, 2011
- Fresh snow in Himachal - Apr 11, 2012
- Severe cold in Himachal, snowfall disrupts flights (Lead) - Jan 15, 2011
- Himachal shivers, taps freeze in Shimla (Lead) - Jan 16, 2011
- Sunny, but nippy day in Himachal - Feb 15, 2012
- Himachal may experience heavy snow, rain - Mar 01, 2011
- Shimla, Manali get more snowfall (Lead) - Feb 26, 2011
Tags: chamba, cloudy skies, coldest place, degree celsius, dharamsala, early sunday morning, four degrees, high temperatures, himachal pradesh, kalpa, kinnaur, kullu, minimum temperature, night temperature, reaches, snowfall, spiti, tourist resort