Light to moderate rain at many places of Himachal Pradesh

Light to moderate rainfall occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological department said on Friday.

It said monsoon remained active in the last 24 hours.

Since Thursday evening, Berthin received 63 mm rain, followed by Kahu (58 mm), Sarkaghat (57 mm), Bangana (53 mm), Palampur (52 mm), Bhoranj (48 mm), Gaggal (44 mm), Baijnath (42 mm), Dharamshala (41 mm), Nadaun (39 mm), Hamirpur (25 mm) and Sujanpur Tihra (23 mm), Shimla MeT Centre Director Manmohan Singh said.

He said tourists destinations like Dalhousie received 13 mm rain, Shimla 3.1 mm, Manali 2 mm and Kufri 1 mm rain during the same period.

Una was the hottest at 36 degrees Celsius while Keylong was the coldest at 11 degrees Celsius, he said.

The MeT department has forecast rainfall in isolated parts of the state till September 5.