Kaza shivers at minus 16 degrees
State witnessing inclement weather conditions as it was mainly overcast since morning , light Windstorm and light snowfall and drizzle affected normal life . According to Met department Tourist resort Dalhousie recorded four mm rain and Shimla 1.8 mm. Till now Tourist resort Kufri, Manali Narkanda and Dalhousie didn’t received snowfall however high reaches and snow passes areas snowing. Report of moderate spell of snowfall report Dhauladhar ranges of Kangra district, Manimahesh of Chamba, Rohtang pass, Goshal hill, lady of Keylong, Saptrishi hill and Kunzum pass of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur Kailash of Kinnuar, Churdhar and Dodrakawar of Shimla district. Vehicular traffic wad continue in the Manali-Keylong, Keylong Darcha NH-3 for four by four vehicles, Keylong-Pangi state highway was opened for four by four Windstorm with speed of two to four kilometers per hour are continue since afternoon partly disrupted power supply in Solan, Shimla, Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur district. An Orange alerts has been issued in the snowline areas of heavy snowfall and disruption in vehicular traffic.Met Office said that high reaches of Lahaul-Spiti, Chamba, Kinnaur, Shimla, Kullu, Mandi and Kangra likely is experiencing light snowfall.Met Office issuing Weather Forecast for the next 5 days today said that Widespread Light to moderate Rainfall or Snowfall likely to occur over the state with possibility of heavy rain or snow at isolated places in the districts of Lahaul – Spiti , Chamba , Kangra , Kullu , Mandi , Shimla , Sirmaur and Kinnaur . Thunderstorm accompanied with hailstorm likely to occur at isolated places over plains, low and mid hills during next 24 to 48 hrs. Rainfall activity likely to decrease from 31st Jan 2023 onwards. Minimum temperature of Kaza(Lahaul-Spiti) was minus 16 degrees, Keylong minus 6.8 degrees, Kalpa minus 0 2 (Kinnaur) Tourist resort Manali 3.4 and 4.3 degree above normal, Shimla 6.5 degrees, Dharamshala 7.4 Una 3.7, Nahan (Sirmaur) 10.2, Palampur and Kangra 6.5, Solan 3.6, Chamba & Mandi five degrees, Bilaspur 7, Tourist resort Narakanda 4.8, Kufri Hamirpur and Dalhousie 6.3 respectively.
