Biting cold wave conditions further intensify in Himachal

The biting cold wave conditions sweeping Himachal Pradesh further intensified today as mercury dropped by few notches and tribal and high altitude areas froze under sub zero temperature.
The tribal areas of Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Pangi and Bharmaur remained cut off due to heavy snow while roads linking Chopal, Nerwa and Deha have been cleared of snow while electricity supply has also been restored to Nerwa and Chopal, Deputy Commissioner of Shimla, Rohan Chand Thakur said.
The region had widespread rains during past 24 hours and Naina Devi was wettest with 36 mm rains, followed by Kheri 27 mm, Jogindernagar 15 mm, Gohar 14 mm, Rohru 10 mm, Pandoh 9 mm, Kotkhai, Seobagh and Bhuntar 8 mm, Paonta 7 mm, Dharamsala and Kumarsein 6 mm.

Snowfall occurred at isolated places and key tourist resort of Manali recorded 33 cm of snow, followed by Kalpa 18 mm, Khadrala 12 mm, Bijahi 10 mm, Shimla-6, Kothi and Jhanjehli 5cm and Keylong 4 cm during past 24 hours.
Keylong recorded a low of minus 11.3 degree, while Manali and Kalpa shivered at minus 7.6 degree and minus 6.8 degree, a drop of six degree since yesterday, followed by Bhuntar 1 degree, Sundernagar 1.5 degree, Shimla 1.6 degree, Solan 1.8 degree, Kangra 4.6 degree, Nahan 4.7 degree, Dharamsala 6.4 degree and Una 6.9 degree.
The maximum day temperatures also plummeted by five to eight degrees and Solan was warmest in the region with a high of 14.4 degree, followed by Sundernagar 13.7 degree, Nahan 13.3 degree, Dharamsala 12.8 degree, Bhuntar 12 degree, Una 11.6 degree, Shimla 9.1 degree, Manali 5.6 degree and Kalpa 1 degree.

The local MeT office has predicted rains or snow at isolated places in mid and higher hills over next five days as an induced upper air cyclonic circulation over northwest Rajasthan and adjoining Punjab and Haryana now lies over Haryana and adjoining Punjab while another Western Disturbance as an upper air cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir has moved away east-northeastwards.