Light rains at isolated places in HP

Light rains occurred at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh even as the weather remained dry in most parts of the state with the current monsoon deficit increasing by 25 per cent.
Nahan and Jubbal received 10mm rains, followed by Dharamsala and Bhuntar receiving 8 mm, Kasauli 7 mm, Jubbarhatti 5 mm and Paonta Sahib 4 mm while the weather remained dry in other parts of the state despite an overcast sky.
The region received an average rainfall of 621.6 mm between June 1 to Septemeber 25 against normal rainfall of 828.6 mm during the current monsoon season, increasing the rain deficit by 25 per cent.

There was rain deficit all districts of the state barring Kullu and Shimla which received normal rains.
The rain deficit was 77 per cent in Lahaul and Spiti, 57 per cent in Chamba, 55 per cent in Kinnaur, 34 per cent in Sirmaur and 14 per cent in Kangra while the rain deficit was marginal in five other districts of Una, Hamirpur, Solan, Bilaspur and Mandi.
Kalpa was coldest in the region with minimum temperature at 7.0 degrees whileManali, Keylong and Shimla recorded a low of 11.2 degrees, 13.5 degrees and 13.7 degrees respectively.

Bhuntar recorded a low of 14.4 degrees, Solan 14.6 degrees, Dharamsala 15.6 degrees, Sundernagar 16.6 degrees and Una 22.0 degrees.

Una was the hottest region during the day with a high of 33.4 degrees while Sundernagar and Bhuntar recorded maximum temperatures at 30.8 degrees, followed by Dharamshala 28.8 degrees, Nahan 28.4 degrees, Solan 27.5 degrees ,Manali 23.6 degrees, Shimla 22.6 degrees and Kalpa 22.0 degrees.
Local MeT office has predicted rains or thundershowers at few places in mid hills over next two days and dry weather in lower and higher hills for six days from tomorrow onwards.