Himachal likely to receive light rainfall on October 4

Himachal Pradesh, currently witnessing dry weather for the past few days, is set to receive another spell of rain on October 4.

As per the state’s Meteorological Department, dry weather conditions are likely to prevail across the state till October 3 after which Himachal Pradesh is expected to witness light rainfall in isolated places of middle and high hills on October 4. During this period, maximum temperatures are very likely to rise by 2°C to 3°C while minimum temperatures will remain normal.

Monsoon activities during the past 24 hours were very weak in Himachal with a majority of the state witnessing dry weather conditions. Maximum temperatures were above 2°C to 6°C and ranged between 22°C and 38°C while minimum temperatures were 2°C to 5°C above normal and ranged between 5°C and 28°C.

Shimla, the state’s capital, recorded 24.8°C maximum temperature while prominent tourist destinations Dharamsala and Manali recorded 30.1°C and 26.6°C, respectively. Similarly, Mandi recorded 31.4°C, Kangra 33.4°C, Solan 30.5°C, Bilaspur 34.2°C, Hamirpur 32.3°C, Kufri 21°C, Sundernagar 33.3°C, Bhuntar 33°C, Kalpa 24.4°C, Nahan 28.9°C, Narkanda 21.5°C and Reckong Peo 28.6°C.

With 37.6°C maximum temperature, Una was the hottest place in the state while Tabo in tribal district Lahaul and Spiti was the coldest as it recorded 5.3°C minimum temperature.