Temperature rises in Shimla

SHIMLA - The minimum temperature in Shimla rose marginally Monday even as higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh shivered under sub-zero levels, the weather office said.

The minimum temperature in Shimla was 5.8 degrees Celsius, up from Sundays 4.2 degrees, director of the meteorological office Manmohan Singh told IANS. He attributed it to clear skies.

Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district and Kalpa in Kinnaur district saw a low of minus 5.8 degrees and minus 1 degree respectively.

Sundernagar in Mandi recorded a low of minus 0.6 degrees while it was minus 1.2 degrees at Bhuntar in Kullu district. The night temperature at Dharamsala stood at 4.5 degrees.