Shimla witnessed intermittent rains for the last two days bringing the mercury level down. light to moderate snowfall in the high reaches have brought back cold winds.
While the mercury in the Una district touched 32.2 degree Celsius on Monday, fresh spell of snow in the higher reaches like Udaipur, Kothi, Kalpa and Keylong has put a halt to the rising mercury level in other parts of the State.
As the state had witnessed a rise in 4 to 5 degree temperature than normal, the rain and snow seems to have brought relief to the people.
As per information from the Meteorological department, Udaipur of lahaul Spiti district witnessed 13 mm fresh snowfall, Keylong 8 mm, Kothi in Kullu & Kalpa in Kinnuar received 2 mm each while Khadrala of Shimla recorded 1 cm snowfall.
The sky remained cloudy on Monday in most of the places with Shimla and nearby areas received light to moderate rain. While temperature has dipped in the State, Keylong recorded -0.9 degree celsius on Sunday night, Kalpa recorded 0.8 degrees, Manali 3.4 degrees, Shimla 7.5 degrees, Dharamshala and Solan 9 degrees and Mandi and Bhuntar recorded ten degrees.
In the last 24 hours, tourist resort Manali got 10 mm rain, while Shimla and Dalhousie received 7 mm and 5 mm rains respectively.
In other areas, Tissa in Chamba received 30 mm rain, Saloni 26 mm, Chamba 16 mm, Bajaura of Kullu 9 mm, Seobagh 8 mm, Bhuntar and Bharmaur 7 mm each Gohar in Mandi, Kheri in Chamba & and Dharamshala 9 mm each, Mandi, Mashobra of Shimla, Baijnath in Kangra & Sarkaghat in Mandi 5 mm each.
This respite would not last long as the Meteorology department has predicted clear skies from Wednesday onwards. Meteorology department director, Manmohan Singh said that the entire North India has been witnessing 4 to 5 degree above the normal temperature this season due to southern winds. He said that rain and snow at isolated places can be expected in the next 24 hours, but thereafter the sky will be clear.