Cold wave conditions today aggravated in most parts of Himachal Pradesh as higher hills witnessed moderate snowfall, while mid and lower hills saw incessant rains, causing a sharp fall in day temperature.
High altitude tribal areas along with Rohtang, Kunzam and other passes recorded 20 to 30 cm of snowfall while Keylong and Kalpa received 13 cm and Kalpa five cm of snowfall.
Several areas in lower and mid hills were lashed by rains with Naina Devi receiving 30 mm of rains, followed by Manali and Saloni 18 and 16 mm of rains respectively.
Kalpa and Dalhousie received 14 mm of rains, Kheri 10 mm, Chamba and Dharamshala nine mm, Gaggal and Dehra Gopipur six mm, Shimla, Solan, Una and Palampur five mm of rains.
The sky remained overcast in Shimla and other places as icy winds lashed the region, further aggravating the cold wave conditions.
The maximum day temperature dropped sharply by two to five degrees Celsius.
Sundernagar recorded a high of 20.5 degrees Celsius while Solan and Una recorded maximum temperatures of 18.5 degrees and 18.2 degrees, followed by Bhuntar 17.1 degrees, Nahan 16.3 degrees, Dharamshala 15.0 degrees, Shimla 14.4 degrees, Manali 9.6 degrees and Kalpa 5.0 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature dropped marginally in many places including Keylong, Kalpa and Manali where it was recorded minus 1.7, minus 0.4 and 0.6 degrees Celsius respectively.
Shimla recorded minimum temperature at 5.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Bhuntar 6.5, Dharamshala 7.3, Solan 7.5, Sundernagar 9.1, Nahan 9.7, Palampur 10.0 and Una 13.5 degrees Celsius.
The MeT office has predicted rains or snow at isolated places in higher hills over the next four days and mid hills for three days.
It has also forecast dry weather in the region from February 10 onwards as yesterday's induced upper air cyclonic circulation over central Pakistan and neighbourhood lies over central Pakistan and adjoining west Rajasthan, affecting the Himalayan region.
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