Temperature across Himachal Pradesh on Sunday showed a rise due to the prevailing dry conditions.
“There are chances of rain or snowfall in the high-altitude region on November 28,” a Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
The western disturbances — storm systems originating from the Caspian Sea and moving across the Afghanistan-Pakistan region — would be active in the region from November 27.
Most of the prominent tourist towns located in mid-hills, including Shimla, Narkanda, Kufri, Manali and Dalhousie, have been witnessing long sunny days, the Met official added.
Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest place with a low of minus 2.9 degrees Celsius.
Shimla recorded 12.1 degrees Celsius, five degrees above season’s average, while the minimum in Manali was 1.6 degrees, 13 in Dalhousie and 9.2 in Dharamsala.
Meanwhile, minimum temperatures were recorded close to normal level in parts of Punjab and Haryana.
Chandigarh, joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded maximum temperature of 28 degrees while minimum temperature settled at 9.1 degree Celsius.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a minimum temperature of 8.4 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum of 8.3 degrees and 9.6 degrees Celsius respectively.
In Haryana’s Ambala, Bhiwani, Hisar, Karnal and Narnaul, the minimum temperature settled at 10.6, 10.7, 8.2, 8.6 and 9 degree Celsius.
The Met Department has forecast dry conditions and fog during next 48 hours at few places of Punjab and Haryana.