By IANS,
Shimla : Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh hover four to seven degrees Celsius above average — but the weatherman Friday held out hopes of rain and snowfall in the hill state.
“Western disturbances are approaching the region Friday. This would bring rain and snow in the hill state,” Manmohan Singh, director of the meteorological office here, told IANS.
He said mid and low hills would experience rain and thundershowers, while high hills in Lahaul and Spiti, Kullu and Kinnaur districts would get widespread snow.
“The western disturbances would also remain active in the region till Saturday,” he said.
The maximum temperatures in the state continued to hover above average by four to seven degrees due to lack of rain in the past few days.
Shimla, the Queen of Hills, is experiencing unusually hot weather. It saw a high of 23.3 degrees Celsius Thursday, which was 5 degrees above average.
Likewise, while Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a maximum temperature of 16.5 degrees Celsius Thursday, it was 32.2 degrees at Sundernagar in Mandi district, 29.8 degrees at Bhuntar in Kullu district and 31.2 degrees Celsius at Dharamsala in Kangra district.