Write News

Himachal to get more snowfall next week

Posted on 23rd Feb 2015 12:39 pm by mohit kumar

Shimla, Feb 21 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh, which saw snow and rain in the past four days, would be in line for more precipitation next week, said the Met office.

"The western disturbances will be quite active in the Himalayan region and its adjoining plains from Feb 23, which would ultimately bring more rainfall and snowfall," an official of the meteorological department told IANS.

"There are chances of widespread rain and snow from Feb 24-25 and most of the prominent tourist towns like Kufri, Narkanda, Manali and Kalpa may get more snowfall,"he said.

Kalpa, some 250 km from the state capital was the coldest place in the state with the temperature as low as minus seven degrees and received 34 cm snow in the past 24 hours.

Shimla recorded a minimum temperature of 5.7 degrees, Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti recorded 4.3 degrees, Manali minus 2 degrees, Dalhousie 2.6 degrees and Dharamshala recorded 6.8 degrees.

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.

0 0

Tweet

Other news

Tractor Parade of 26 January: 20,000 tractors arrived at Tikri, Sindhu, and Ghazipur border; Barricades are being removed, only three people are allowed on a tractor

After the farmers' organizations and Delhi Police agreed on the January 26 tractor parade, prepar

Australian captain Clarke announces ODI Retirement

Melbourne, March 28 (IANS) Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke will retire from One-Day In

Earthquake in Rajasthan Today: Earthquake tremors in Rajasthan's Jaipur, the intensity was measured at 3.8 on the reactor scale

Earthquake tremors were felt in Jaipur, Rajasthan early this morning. An earthquake of 3.8 struck

Pakistani media praised the leadership of PM Modi, saying- India is the most relevant country in the world

For the first time, a leading Pakistani newspaper has hailed India's growing global influence und

Akhilesh doesn't even listen to his father... Amit Shah again tries to woo Jayant Chaudhary

While campaigning for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has onc

Four children's policy will be implemented in Manipur, will be out of government schemes for breaking the rules

A big decision has been taken by the state government regarding population control in Manipur. Th

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh reviews the development of infrastructure on the LAC, and knows the condition of the jawans

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Dinjan military base in Assam on Wednesday. He reviewe

No change in government employees' retirement age: Chandy

Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy clarified on Monday that

PM Modi in Kerala: PM Modi among fishermen, listed NDA's decisions, said the government is committed to their safety and welfare.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and dedicated several key development projects worth ove

Maharashtra: Controversy over Uddhav Thackeray's bag check, BJP hits back by sharing video of Fadnavis' check

A day after the controversy started over the bag check of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray,