Temperatures that had remained subdued through much of summer crossed 30 degrees Celsius on Saturday, marking it the hottest day of the season in Shimla.
Though the sky was partially clouded and a light breeze provided much relief, the day temperature settled at 30.6 degree Celsius that was seven degrees above normal according to the weatherman.On Friday, the day’s high temperature at the hill station was 28.3 degree Celsius. Kalpa in Kinnaur had a high temperature of 23.2 degree and popular with tourists, Manali in Kullu settled at 25.2 degree Celsius, which was a tad lower than the 26.6 degree recorded on Friday.
In the Dhauladhar ranges at Dharamshala, the Met recorded a high temperature of 35.7 degrees, lower in the valley at Una a recording of 43 degree Celsius was the highest temperature recording in the Himalayan State.Making a forecast of isolated showers over the next 24 hours at a few places, the Met office said that induced cyclonic circulation over northwest Rajasthan had moved further north and now lies over north Haryana and adjoining Uttar Pradesh. After a slow start the tourist arrivals have picked up and occupancy rates are at near capacity here.