Cold wave intensifies in Himachal;Keylong reels at minus 8.1 C

The freezing cold wave sweeping most parts of Himachal Pradesh has further tightened its grip as minimum temperatures dropped further after fresh snowfall in high altitude tribal areas, with Keylong reeling at minus 8.1 degrees Celsius.
Mercury dipped to 0.2 degrees Celsius in state capital Shimla while Manali and Solan shivered at minus 2.0 degree and 2.5 degrees C.
Keylong, Bharmaur and Kalpa recorded minimum temperatures at minus 8.1 deg, minus 7.5 deg and minus 5.0 degrees respectively while Palampur and Bhuntar recorded a low of 3.0 deg, followed by Nahan 3.6 deg, Una 4.6 deg, Sundernagar 5.6 degree and Dharamsala 5.8 deg C.

Moorang in tribal belt recorded 15 cm of snow while Bharmaur and Manali experienced 5 cm and 4 mm of snow respectively.
Una was hottest in the state with maximum temperature at 20.2 degrees while Sundernagar and Nahan recorded a high of 17.4 deg and 16.9 deg C respectively, followed by Solan and Dharamshala 14.8 deg, Bhunter 14.4 deg, Shimla 10.8 deg, Manali 5.4 deg C and Kalpa 1.0 degrees Celsius.
The local MeT office has predicted dry weather in the region tomorrow and rains or snow in mid and higher hills at isolated places from February 13 onwards.