Himachal Pradesh will be receiving heavy snowfall and rain accompanied by hail and thunderstorms from March 4 onwards as the state’s meteorological department has issued a yellow weather warning for 10 districts, excluding Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti, for March 5 and an orange weather warning for these districts on March 6.
State MeT director Manmohan Singh said, “Due to a fresh western disturbance, heavy snowfall and rain is likely to occur throughout the state from March 4 to March 7 and weather will remain dry after March 8 onwards.”
Precipitation occurred at isolated places throughout the state during the last 24 hours and minimum and maximum temperatures were normal.
Shimla recorded a minimum temperature of 5.7°C while Kufri recorded 3.1°C.
Minimum temperatures in popular hill stations including Manali in Kullu district, Dalhousie in Chamba district and Dharamshala in Kangra district were minus 0.4°C, 4.8°C and 7.2°C respectively. Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded minus 0.4°C.
Keylong recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.8°C and was the coldest in the state.