Himachal may get more thundershowers next week

IANS  |  Shimla 

may get more thundershowers next week as the bureau here on Friday predicted that western disturbances will be active once again in the region.

"Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely to occur at some places in the state between May 14 and 15 with the western disturbances affecting the Western Himalayas," Manmohan Singh, the meteorological department director, told IANS.

Western disturbances are a storm system originating from the and moving across the Afghanistan-region.

Tourist towns of Shimla, Narkanda, Kufri, Kalpa, Kasauli, Chamba, Dharamsala, and might get rains in the next few days.

"High-altitude areas of Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba, Kullu and Kinnaur districts may experience moderate snow," a said.

There has been no rain or snowfall across the state in the past 24 hours since Thursday.

recorded a low of 15.5 degrees Celsius, a rise from Thursday's 12.5 degrees, while it was 3.3 degrees in Keylong, 7.6 degrees in Kalpa, 14.8 degrees in and 15.5 degrees in Dalhousie.

A day earlier, the state capital here saw a high of 23.5 degrees Celsius.

--IANS

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First Published: Fri, May 11 2018. 10:24 IST