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Chances of snow as mercury falls in HP

PNS

There could be snowfall and rain in some areas of Himachal Pradesh as the state on Monday witnessed a fall in temperatures

The Met office said there are chances of rain and snowfall in the state in the next 24 hours. 

It said a Western disturbances, a storm system originating from the Caspian Sea and moving across the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, would be active in the region from Monday.

Most of the prominent tourist towns like Narkanda, Kufri and Manali may witness snowfall, according to the statement.

Tourist resort of Manali had already experienced snow earlier.

Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district was the coldest in the state with a low of minus 4.7 degrees Celsius. 

Shimla recorded the minimum temperature at 3.9 degrees Celsius, while it was minus 2 in Kalpa in Kinnaur district, minus 0.6 in Manali, 6.8 in Dharamsala and 2.7 in Dalhousie.