Pleasant weather in north, rain lashes Himachal

Weather remained pleasant in vast swathes of north India today with rain lashing many areas including Himachal Pradesh.
In the national capital, the mercury stayed well below normal levels a day after light rains broke the spell of scorching heat.
The maximum temperature settled three notches below the season's average at 35.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum stood at 22 degrees Celsius, also three notches below the normal, MeT department officials said.
Humidity oscillated between 81 and 34 per cent.
Meanwhile, several areas of Himachal Pradesh were lashed by moderate to heavy rains while thunderstorm hit several places in mid hills, causing marginal fall in mercury.

The mid and lower hills experienced moderate to heavy rains and Jogindernagar in Mandi district received 49 mm rain, followed by Kasauli 29 mm, Renuka 25 mm, Hamirpur 16 mm, Gaggal, Baijnath and Manali 13 mm each, Jubbal 12 mm, Paonta Sahib 11 mm, and Solan 8 mm.

Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla and its surrounding areas were lashed by heavy showers, accompanied by strong winds and sky remained heavily overcast, causing sharp fall in day temperature and reducing visibility.
There was marginal fluctuation in minimum temperatures and Keylong was the coldest at night with a low of 6.9 degrees, followed by Manali 7 degrees, Kalpa 7.8, Dalhousie 14.5, Shimla 13.3, Bhuntar 13.4, Solan and Chamba 14, Sundernagar 15.2, Hamirpur 16e, Dharamshala 16.2, Nahan and Una 16.3, Mandi 16.5, Kangra 16.6, and Bilaspur 16.9 degrees Celsius.

Una was the hottest during the day with a high of 35.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Nahan 30.7, Sundernagar 28.5, Dharamsala 27.8, Solan 27.5, Bhuntar 22.8, Shimla 22.5, Manali 15.4, and Kalpa 14.2 degrees Celsius.