HP likely to witness heavy snowfall on Tuesday

Press Trust of India  |  Shimla 

The (Met) Monday sounded a yellow warning of heavy snowfall and rain in even as the state continues to witness very low temperatures.

The Met warned of heavy snowfall and rain in the high and mid hills and heavy rain in the low hills and plains of the state on February 26.

district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong and Kinnaur's Kalpa received 2 cm and 9 cm snow respectively from 5.30 pm on Sunday to 8.30 am on Monday, the Met centre in said.

The minimum temperatures has increased by a few degrees Monday, it added.

Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state, with a low of minus 9 degrees Celsius, it said, adding that the minimum temperature in Kalpa was minus 5 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature in Kufri of district and Manali of district was recorded as minus 1.1 and minus 0.4 degrees Celsius respectively, the weatherman added.

The minimum temperature in state capital was recorded as 2.1 degrees Celsius, while that in Dalhousie and Solan were 0.8 and 2.5 degrees Celsius respectively.

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First Published: Mon, February 25 2019. 12:20 IST