Cold wave conditions continue in Himachal Pradesh

Cold wave conditions aggravated in the high tribal areas and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh as the minimum temperatures dipped by few notches.
The high altitude tribal areas reeled under piercing cold wave conditions as mercury stayed 12 to 18 degrees Celsius below normal while Kalpa recorded a low of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius, followed by Manali 1.0 degrees Celsius, Solan 3.8 degrees Celsius, Palampur 6.0 degrees Celsius, Shimla 6.3 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological office said.
All natural sources of water like lakes, springs, tributaries of major rivers and 70-km stretch of the Chandra- Bhaga Rivers were frozen, drastically reducing the discharge of water in snow-fed rivers, it said.

However, the day temperatures rose in the mid and higher hills and Unawas the hottest in the region with a high of28.0 degrees Celsius, followed by Sundernagar23.4 degrees Celsius, Solan22.0 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar 21.5 degrees Celsius, Nahan20.4 degrees Celsius, Dharamshala 17.6 degrees Celsius, Shimla 16.7 degrees Celsius.
The MeT office has forecast rains and snowfall in the higher hills on December 23 and 24 and dry weather conditions in the stateover the next six days.