Parts of Himachal Pradesh received rains as the local met department issued an orange warning for hailstorm at isolated places in the state on Saturday.
The and the Shimla Meteorological office has also issued yellow warnings of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds with a speed of up to 30-50 kmph till next Friday.
Bilapsur, Reckong Peo, Hamirpur and Tabo saw gusty winds in the last 24 hours since Friday evening. In the same period, Dehra Gopipur was wettest with 37.2 mm of rain, followed by Poanta Sahib 17.4 mm, Shimla 16.6 mm, Kandaghat 15 mm, Jubbarhatti 14.8 mm, Kufri 14.5 mm, Barrage 10.4 mm and Solan 10 mm.
There were no significant change in minimum temperatures and Kukumseri in Lahaul and Spiti was coldest at night, recording a low of 5.9 degrees Celsius, the Met said on Saturday. Dharamsala and its surrounding areas have also experienced cold and wet weather in the recent days and with the Met predicting, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds. The HPCA officials had offered a special prayer at Indru Nag Dev Temple (temple of rain god) for uninterrupted IPL matches in
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