WEATHER: Snow on higher reaches in Himachal
Author(s): Arvind SharmaDharamshala, November 28, 2012: The weather once again have taken the chilling turn in Himachal as the state experiencing the snowfall in the higher reaches and cloudy shivering weather in the rest of the areas...
Dharamshala, November 28, 2012: The weather once again have taken the chilling turn in Himachal as the state experiencing the snowfall in the higher reaches and cloudy shivering weather in the rest of the areas of the state.
A wave of cold weather gripped Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday night as the higher reaches experienced snowfall the rest of the area is in the cloudy cold gripe.
Shimla recorded a minimum of 4.1, Mandi 3.9 and Sundernagar 3.1 degrees Celsius during night.
Keylong the head quarters of Lahoul and Spiti districts remains to be the coldest during night with minus 2.9 degrees Celsius.
Temperatures in some other areas also slipped to below freezing point.
The weather office here forecasts sunny days across the state from Sunday.
"The high hills in Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu and Chamba districts have experienced light snowfall," said an official of the meteorological office.
The meteorological office has forecasted rain and/or snow in many higher areas of the state in the coming 3-4 days.