Heavy rain predicted for 2 days in state; orange, yellow alerts issued

Himachal Pradesh is set to receive heavy rainfall for the next two days as the state’s Meteorological Department has issued orange and yellow weather warnings for October 6 and 7.

As per the department, an orange warning has been issued for Mandi, Kullu, Kangra and Chamba district for October 6, resulting in a very heavy spell of rain along with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in isolated areas of these districts. The department has also issued a yellow weather warning for Shimla, Solan, Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kinnaur, Sirmour and Lahaul and Spiti districts for October 6, resulting in heavy rain along with thunderstorms and lightning in isolated places of these districts.

Apart from this, a yellow weather warning has also been issued for seven districts of Kullu, Mandi, Kangra, Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur and Chamba districts for October 7.

The department officials stated that a Western Disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from October 6 due to which the state will receive heavy rainfall. He stated that light to moderate rain will continue across the state till October 8 after which weather will remain dry. He mentioned that during this period, minimum temperatures will dip by 2°C to 3°C while maximum temperatures will fall by 2°C to 6°C and will gradually rise by 2°C to 5°C in the next few days.