Mainly clear sky and icy cold wave plummets mercury in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh witnessed mainly dry weather on Sunday, mainly clear sky and icy cold wave plummet the mercury in last 24 hrs. Indian Meteorological Department said that despite mainly dry weather conditions cold wave intensified in the State. Sky was mainly clear last night and icy cold wind blowing in the state. In last two days Snowfall and hailstone also pushed down the Mercury. Including Tourist resort Manali , Keylong, headquarter of Lahaul-Spiti district and Kalpa, Regional headquarter of Kinnaur and other high places in Kinnaur and Kullu district received light to moderate snowfall. Kothi in Kullu had 15 cm snow, Kalpa five, Keylong four, Manali two and Kukumseri one cm. In Kullu district Bajura & Manali had 13 mm rain each, Banjar & Seobagh-seven mm each, Bhuntar three mm, Bharmaur (Chamba) & Jogindernagar (Mandi) five mm each. Minimum temperature was one to two degrees below normal in many places of state as Shimla 2.8 degrees, Sundernagar Kalpa minus 3.8, Dharamshala 6.2,Una 4.6 Nahan 13, Keylong minus 8, Solan 2.5, Manali zero degree, Kangra 4.8, Mandi 5.2, Bilaspur 6.5, Hamirpur 3.7, Chamba 4, Dalhousie minus 0.3 and Kufri minus 1.4 and Narkanda minus 3.4 degrees respectively. Met office forecast mainly dry weather in next 24 hrs.
