The tourist hotspots-Shimla, Manali and others in Himachal received season’s first snowfall on Monday.
“Kufri in Shimla district received 7 cm snowfall whereas Manali in Kullu district received 2 cm till Monday morning, said Manmohan Singh, Director, Shimla Met Centre while talking to The Pioneer.
He said that Kalpa recorded 5.6 cm snowfall, Keylong 4 cm, Sangla recorded 25 cm snowfall, Gondla 20 cm, Khadrala 18 cm and Koksar 10 cm.
Several other areas of the state received rainfall. Himachal’s capital Shimla experienced 21.6 mm rainfall.
According to the Met Department, Keylong was recorded as the coldest place in the state at minus 3 degrees Celsius.
Kalpa recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.8 degrees Celsius, Kufri’s minimum settled at zero degree Celsius, Dalhousie recorded a low of 0.6, Shimla settled at 3.6 degrees Celsius, Solan 5.6 degrees and Palampar 5.5 degrees.
Manmohan Singh said that the state is likely to witness dry conditions in the next two days. A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the state from November 18, he added.
RAINFALL LASH PARTS OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Several places in Punjab and Haryana received rainfall overnight and Monday morning, leading to a decline in temperature levels.