Himachal slightly warmer after five days of snow, rain
By IANSFriday, February 18, 2011
SHIMLA - The hills of Himachal Pradesh Friday saw a marginal rise in temperatures due to a long sunny day, bringing much relief from the biting cold.
“The entire state saw a rise in temperatures by a few notches after five days of continuous rain and snowfall,” Meteorological Office director Manmohan Singh told IANS.
He said the western disturbances - storm systems originating from Caspian Sea and moving across the Afghanistan-Pakistan region - have almost withdrawn from the region but would reappear in the region Sunday.
Most of the prominent tourist towns located in mid-hills like Shimla, Narkanda, Kufri, Manali and Dalhousie had witnessed moderate snowfall.
Keylong, the headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti district, was the coldest in the state Friday with a minimum temperature of minus 13.1 degrees Celsius.
Kalpa, a picturesque town 250 km from Shimla, saw a temperature of minus 5 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was 4.4 degrees.
Shimla recorded a low of 1.5 degrees Celsius whereas the maximum was quite pleasant at 12.4 degrees, a rise of 4.2 degrees from Thursday.
Bhuntar and Dharamsala towns recorded night temperatures at 1 degree and 4.1 degrees Celsius, respectively. These towns recorded the day temperature at 17 degrees and 16.6 degrees Celsius, respectively, against Thursday’s 13 degrees and 15.2 degrees Celsius.
