Snowfall in Shimla's Kufri and Narkanda; rain in lower regions of Himachal

Himachal Pradesh is gearing up for another round of snowfall and rain in its high-altitude regions.

It started snowing in the higher reaches of the state on Thursday morning. Even tourist destinations of Kufri and Narkanda have received around one to two inches of snowfall this morning.

Some parts of Shimla also received traces of snowfall early morning. The snowfall has disrupted National Highway 5 at Narkanda, and traffic has been diverted to the alternate route of Sainj-Luhri-Shimla.

The lower areas of the state are receiving light to moderate rainfall.

The weather department had issued a forecast for light to moderate snowfall from Wednesday night till Thursday night.

As per the forecast, the higher reaches of Shimla, Kullu, Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Kangra and Chamba could receive good snowfall throughout the day.