Weather Update: Heavy snowfall, rains likely in parts of Himachal Pradesh in next 3 days
orange warning of heavy to very heavy rain/snow and said, “Heavy rain/snow and thunderstorm accompanied with hail, gusty wind speed 40-50 kmph and lighting (possible) at isolated places." On February 20 and 21,the weather office issued a yellow warning of heavy rain/snow and thunderstorm accompanied by gusty wind and lighting at isolated places. Heavy rains and snow are expected in Chamba, Shimla, Sirmaur and Kinnaur on February 20.
ALSO READ: Weather update: IMD predicts heavy rain for THESE states, hailstorm warning issued Moreover, heavy rainfall was predicted at most places in lower hills and rains and snow in mid and higher hills as a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from Saturday night. On Saturday, the weather remained dry and day temperatures rose marginally with Una recording a high of 27 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature stayed four to 10 degrees above normal in most places, and Kalpa and Keylong in tribal Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti districts recorded a high of 16 degrees and 4 degrees, 10 and six degrees above normal. ALSO READ: IMD issues very dense fog alert in Delhi, Punjab, THESE states till 31 December.
Check forecast The day temperature breached the 22-degree mark at most places and Bilaspur and Sundernagar recorded a high of 26 degrees and 24.9 degrees, followed by Kangra 23.6 degrees, Mandi 23.4 degrees and Solan 23 degrees Celsius. The state received 68.2 mm average rains during winters from January 1 to February 17 against normal rainfall of 142.2 mm, a deficit of 52 per cent.
All the districts barring Mandi experienced deficit rains ranging between 15 per cent (Hamirpur) and 83 per cent (Lahaul and Spiti). ALSO READ: Himachal Pradesh tops in 2024's
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