Himachal gets snowfall, rain

Dipender Manta
Tribune News Service
Mandi, December 11

The Met Office has forecast snow and rain across the state due to an active Western Disturbance till Wednesday. State capital Shimla, with the night temperature at 3.7 degrees Celsius, saw mild rains.

Upper reaches of Manali town experienced fresh snowfall, which brought cheers to hoteliers and farmers.

With the fresh spell of snowfall, the temperature fell by at least 2-3 degrees Celsius in the district.

Popular destination Manali, which saw 4.4 mm of rains, recorded a low of minus 0.4 degrees Celsius.

According to a Met Department official here, tourist spots like Kufri, Fagu and Narkanda experienced drizzling.

Another picturesque tourist centre Dalhousie in Chamba district saw a low of minus 0.2 degrees Celsius.

The temperature at Kalpa, some 250 km from here, was low at 4 degrees below the freezing point. It saw nine cm of snow.

It was minus 5.1 degrees Celsius in Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district with snow of two cm.

Western Disturbance is a term used for a storm system that generates in the Mediterranean and brings rain or snow in the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

With IANS