Moderate rains lash parts of Himachal

Moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh as monsoon remained normal in the state with temperatures registering a marginal fall due prevalent foggy conditions.
Gohar was wettest in the state with 75 mm of rains while the state capital Shimla received 57.5 mm of rains, followed by Kasol 44 mm, Manali 35 mm, Dharampur 33 mm, Palampur and Kahu 32 mm, Kasauli and Arki 23 mm and Baijnath 15 mm.
The maximum day temperatures remained steady in the state with Una being the hottest in the region with a high of 33.8 deg C, followed by Solan 28 deg C, Dharamsala 27.8 deg C, Kalpa 22.8 deg C, Shimla 22.4 deg C and Manali 21.5 deg C.

Keylong in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district recorded minimum temperature of 16 deg C, 7 deg above normal while Kalpa and Manali recorded a low of 15.2 and 15 deg C respectively, followed by Shimla 17 deg C, Chamba 17.6 deg C and Solan 20 deg C.
The local MeT office has predicted heavy rains at some places in the next two days and rain and thundershowers at many places in the state over the next five days.