Shimla10 hours ago
White Christmas is expected in Himachal Pradesh. According to the Meteorological Center Shimla, there may be light snowfall in the higher reaches of the state on December 25 and 26. There may be snowfall in the low-lying areas of the state on New Year.
Meteorological Director Surendra Pal told that between December 25 and 28, there is a possibility of snowfall in the higher reaches of Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur and Chamba, while on December 30 and 31, snowfall will also occur on the higher peaks of Shimla, Kullu, Mandi. Might be possible.
With the news of snowfall on Christmas and New Year, the faces of tourism traders have started blossoming. With this, the dream of the tourists will also be fulfilled to see the snow. The agony of winter is being seen in the state even before the snowfall. After the record heat last week, a drop of 5-6 degrees Celsius has been recorded in the minimum temperature in two-three days, while there has been a decrease of up to 3 degrees during the last 24 hours.
Yellow Alert of Sheetlahar
The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for cold wave conditions in the plains and low-lying areas of the state till next 24 December. Along with this, a warning has been issued for dense fog in low altitude areas from morning to afternoon. This will reduce visibility to 50 metres. In such a situation, the drivers have been advised to be careful while driving.
Mercury reached around the freezing point
The minimum temperature of Kukumseri has dropped to minus 6.6 degree Celsius without rain and snowfall. Keylong’s minus 5.9 degrees, Kalpa’s minus 1 degree is the minimum temperature. According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature of Mandi recorded the maximum drop of 2.9 degrees as compared to the normal.