In pictures: Kufri, Manali receive fresh snowfall in Himachal Pradesh

Shimla, November 26

Tourist hotspots Kufri and Manali in Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall and some other parts of the state witnessed rainfall in the last 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Thursday.

Kufri in Shimla district and Manali in Kullu district received 10 cm snowfall each, Shimla MeT Centre Director Manmohan Singh said.

Similarly, Kalpa recorded 17 cm snowfall and Keylong 3 cm, Singh said.

Kasol received 50 mm rainfall, Manali 28 mm, Banjar 24 mm, Rohru 18 mm, Shimla 16 mm, Dalhousie 12 mm and Kullu 11 mm, he added.

Meanwhile, the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong was recorded as the coldest place in the state at minus 2.6 degrees Celsius, Singh said.

Manali recorded a low of minus 0.9 degree Celsius, he said, adding that Kinnaur’s Kalpa recorded a low of minus 0.6 degrees Celsius.

Minimum temperatures in Dalhousie and Kufri were recorded at 0.2 and 0.7 degrees Celsius respectively, the weatherman said.

Shimla recorded a low of 2.8 degrees Celsius, Singh added.

The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Una at 22.8 degrees Celsius on Thursday, he added. PTI