Himachal to remain dry till Oct 25, mercury set to rise: IMD

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.

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.

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

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%.