The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has forecast dry weather across Himachal Pradesh till October 25. IMD officials said maximum temperatures are likely to rise gradually by 2°C to 3°C across many parts of the state over the next four to five days, while minimum temperatures are expected to remain largely unchanged during the period.
Mainly dry weather prevailed across the state during the past 24 hours, with no rainfall recorded. Higher-altitude areas continued to experience colder nights, with Lahaul-Spiti’s Keylong recording the state’s lowest minimum temperature of 0.3°C on Monday. It was followed by Kukumseri, which recorded a minimum temperature of 0.8°C.
Average maximum temperatures remained normal across the state on Monday. Una continued to be the hottest place, recording a maximum temperature of 31.6°C. Shimla recorded a maximum of 21.8°C, while Dharamshala and Manali registered 27°C and 20.6°C, respectively.
Himachal has recorded 50% excess rainfall so far this month, receiving 28.1 mm of precipitation against the normal of 20.1 mm between October 1 and 19. Except for Kinnaur and Sirmaur, all districts recorded excess rainfall during this period. Kangra registered the highest excess rainfall at 148%, followed by Bilaspur at 103%.