High reaches of Lahaul Spiti experiences light snowfall

High Reaches of Lahaul Spiti of Himachal Pradesh experienced light snowfall however it was mainly dry to partly cloudy in rest of the state, Met Official said

Hansa  in Lahaul Spiit had five centimetre fresh snowfall however the partly cloudy  weather improvised the minimum temperature.

Information received from District Administration Lahaul Spiti said that snowfall has started near south Portal of Attal Rohtang Tunnel near Sisu of Lahaul valley. 

District police cautioned all tourists those who have not booking hotels , guest houes or homestays in valley

would have to return to Manali via Attal Rohtnag Tunnel to North portal . Tourists could contract control room

Keylong ( 9459561355 and 8988092298) . Clouds were howevering the sky in the districts and high reaches are already having snowfall, administration said.

The sky was partly cloudy overnight improvised the minimum temperature as rise by two to three degrees in last 2 hrs and stay one to two degrees above normal. However the persists in the foothills district.

Minimum temperature of Keylong was minus 2.7 degrees and five degrees high of yesterday, Kalpa in Kinnuar was minus 1.5 degrees and two degrees high ofy’day.

The Mercury rise couple of degrees above the freezing  points in last 2 hrs as Solan two degrees, Kufri 2.6 degrees, Dahousie in Chamba and Sundernagar in Mandi was 2.7 each degrees, Bilaspur threes, Hamirpur 3. degrees Una  3.7 degrees and Manali 3.8 degrees.

Shimla AND Ponta Sahib five degrees each, Bhuntar in Kullu 5.4 degrees, Palamour six degrees, JubbarHatti 6.5 degrees, Dharmshala in Kangra 7.2 degrees, Kangra 7.4 degrees, Chamba 7.8 degrees and Nahan in Sirmaur 8.2 degrees,

Met Department said that cold wave increased in the Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur in last 24 hrs..

The Fresh Western disturbances becoming effective from tomorrow onwards would brings rain or snowfall 

in few parts of state on Jan 3 and widespread rainfall and snow in most places on Jan 4.