Heavy rains in parts of HP

Heavy rains pounded several parts of Himachal Pradesh today, leading to a sharp decline in temperatures.
Heavy downpour whipped Sirmaur district, which gauged 111 mm of rain.
Gaggal in Kangra, Bangana, Berthin and Sangrah received 92 mm, 72 mm, 71 mm and 68 mm of precipitation.
Shimla recorded 66 mm of rainfall in just two hours, Naina Devi 61 mm, Renuka and Solan 49 mm, Dharamshala 47 mm, Jhandutta 45 mm, Una 42 mm, Ghumarwin 34 mm, Hamirpur 32 mm, Sundernagar 29 mm and Aghar 26 mm.
The regional MeT office has predicted rain and thunderstorm in the lower and mid hills and rain or snow in the higher hills over the next sixdays.

Una recorded a high of 29 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 28.8, Sundernagar 25.2, Nahan and Bhuntar 24, Solan 22.2, Kalpa 20, Shimla 19.2 and Manali 18.