The local Meteorological Department has predicted widespread snowfall from Monday with chances of road closure in interiors of the state after heavy snow cover piling on roads.
Shimla and Manali had received the first snowfall of 2020 as cold wave intensified across Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.
According to the Met Department, heavy rainfall or snowfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Kullu, Chamba, Lahaul-Spiti, Shimla, Kangra and Kinnaur districts till January 7.Due to expected heavy rainfall or snowfall, traffic may disrupt in some places, especially in Chamba, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti, Shimla and Kinnaur districts. Landslide is also expected, a government official said.
The minimum temperature was minus 0.7 degree Celsius in Shimla, which saw 6.4 cm of snow on Saturday. Keylong, district headquarters of Lahaul-Spiti, was the coldest in the state at a minimum of minus 11.6 degrees Celsius.