Himachal Pradesh is set to witness a heavy spell of rain along with hail from June 11 to June 14 for which orange and yellow weather warnings have been issued by the State’s Meteorological Centre.
As per the centre, orange warning has been issued for Shimla, Mandi, Kullu, Kangra and Sirmour districts for June 11, resulting in heavy spell of rain accompanied with hailstorm, lightning and gusty winds in isolated places of these districts.
Apart from this, a yellow weather alert has also been issued for Solan, Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur and Chamba districts. As a result, these districts will experience light to moderate thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds throughout the day.
Similarly, orange alert has also been issued for several districts for June 12, while a yellow alert has been issued for most districts of the state till June 14. During this period, minimum temperatures are expected to fall by 2°C to 5°C, while maximum temperatures are expected to fall by 3°C to 7°C.
Meanwhile, weather was mostly dry in most parts of the state during the past 24 hours; with very light rainfall being observed in isolated places of the state. Minimum temperatures were 2°C to 3°C above normal and ranged between 6°C to 26°C, while maximum temperatures were also 2°C to 4°C and ranged between 22°C to 43°C.
The maximum temperature in Shimla was 28.3°C, Dharamshala 35°C, Kangra and Mandi recorded 38.5°C each, Sundernagar 38.4°C, Kufri 23°C, Kalpa 23.7°C, Nahan 36.1°C, Chamba 35.4°C and Bhuntar 36.4°C.
With 43.2°C minimum temperatures, Una was the hottest place in the state, while Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti was the coldest as it recorded 6.3°C minimum temperature.
