Shimla, Feb 6 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh witnessed a sunny but chilly day Monday after days of widespread snow and rain.
"It was a bright, sunny day across the state with temperatures remaining below freezing point in many areas," an official of the meteorological office here told IANS.
He said Keylong, headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti, was the coldest at a minimum temperature of minus 12.3 degrees Celsius. It saw 1 cm snow in the past 24 hours.
Kalpa in Kinnaur district, which experienced 8.9 cm of snow, saw a low of minus 6.6 degrees, while the temperature was minus 2.8 degrees in Manali and 4.1 degrees in Dharamsala. Manali experienced 8.2 mm of rain.
Shimla's night temperature was 3.6 degrees Celsius, a rise from Sunday's 2.1.
The Met office said Shimla, Sirmaur and Kinnaur districts are likely to witness more snow and rain till Tuesday.
"It was a bright, sunny day across the state with temperatures remaining below freezing point in many areas," an official of the meteorological office here told IANS.
He said Keylong, headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti, was the coldest at a minimum temperature of minus 12.3 degrees Celsius. It saw 1 cm snow in the past 24 hours.
Kalpa in Kinnaur district, which experienced 8.9 cm of snow, saw a low of minus 6.6 degrees, while the temperature was minus 2.8 degrees in Manali and 4.1 degrees in Dharamsala. Manali experienced 8.2 mm of rain.
Shimla's night temperature was 3.6 degrees Celsius, a rise from Sunday's 2.1.
The Met office said Shimla, Sirmaur and Kinnaur districts are likely to witness more snow and rain till Tuesday.
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