Thunderstorm lashes Shimla;sharp fall in day temperatures in HP

Several parts of Himachal were lashed by a severe thunderstorm, accompanied by hail and intermittent rains. The high altitude tribal areas had another spell of fresh snow while widespread rains occurred in mid and lower hills, causing sharp fall in day temperatures.

The Rohtang Pass recorded 15 cm of snow, obstructing the road clearance work while Koksar and Kalpa recorded 9 cm and 8 cm fresh snow.

Manali received 20 mm rains, followed by Chamba (18 mm), Kothi and Dalhousie (15 mm), Tikrigarh (14 mm), Bharmaur (12 mm), Kangra (11 mm), Bhuntar (10 mm), Kufri (8 mm), Kufri (7 mm), Sundernagar (7 mm), Mandi (6 mm) and Shimla (5 mm).

The maximum temperature in Una and Solan settled at 26.2 and 27.1 degrees Celsius respectively.

The mercury dropped to 22.8 degree at Solan, 22.5 degree at Sundernagar, 20.6 degree at Dharamsala 20.6 degree, 19.6 degree at Palampur, 17.2 degree at Shimla, 11.6 degree at Manali and 4.0 degree at Keylong.

The minimum temperatures dropped marginally and Keylong was coldest with a low of minus 1.0 degrees Celsius while Kalpa and Manali recorded minimum temperatures at 3.4 degree and 4.6 degree, followedby Shimla at 9.5 degree, Dharamsala at 10.6 degree, Solan at 11.0 degree, Sundernagar at 12.0 degree, Bhuntar at 12.4 degree, Palampur at 13.5 degree, Una at 13.7 degree and Nahan at 16.8 degree.

The MeT office has predicted rains or snow in mid hills tomorrow and dry weather in the state from March 16 to March 19 and rains or thunder storm in lower hills and rains or snow in mid and higher hills on March 20 an 21.