Biting cold in Himachal, min temperatures stay below 5 deg C

The hills and valleys of Himachal did not have any respite from biting cold wave conditions as minimum temperatures hovered around freezing point and stayed below 5 degree across the state.
The high altitude tribal areas reeled under arctic conditions with minimum temperatures staying 12 to 22 degrees below freezing point while Keylong recorded a low of minus 9.8 degrees Celsius.
Manali reeled at minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, while Kalpa shivered at minus 2.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Solan and Bhuntar minus 0.6, Sundernagar minus 0.2 , Palampur 1.0, Una 2.0, Shimla 2.4, Nahan 4.1 and Dharamsala 5.0 degrees Celsius.

The maximum day temperatures remained steady and Bhuntar was hottest in the region with a high of 20.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Sundernagar 19.1, Solan 18.5, Nahan 15.5, Shimla 14.1, Una 12.6, Manali 12.4, Dharamshala 12.2 and Kalpa 11.7 degrees Celsius.
The weather remained dry in the region and the local MeT office has predicted dry weather in the state over next four days, and rains or snow at isolated places in mid and higher hills from January 28 onwards.
The continued dry spell is causing anxiety to the farmers and apple growers as periodic rains and snowfall during January are essential for good Rabi and apple crops.