Shimla, October 18 (Read News). The weather pattern is going to change after Diwali in Himachal Pradesh. At present, the sky is clear and sunny in the entire state, but after Diwali, there is a possibility of increase in cold and snowfall in high altitude areas. According to Meteorological Center Shimla, due to activation of western disturbance on October 21 and 22, there may be light rain and snowfall in the upper hilly areas of the state. At the same time, the weather will remain dry in the plains and central hilly districts these days.

At present, the weather in the state has been clear for the last two weeks and slight humidity is being felt during the day. The coldness has started increasing in the morning and evening. In tribal areas the mercury has reached close to zero degree Celsius. Even today there is bright sunshine in all the districts including the capital Shimla. However, there was dense fog in Sundernagar of Mandi district in the morning and visibility was limited to only 100 meters.

The Meteorological Department says that the weather will remain clear in the entire state till Diwali, which will be celebrated on October 20 this time. After this, due to the effect of western disturbance, there is a possibility of light snowfall in the high hilly areas of the state, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu, Chamba and Sirmaur on October 21 and 22. The weather is expected to remain clear in the entire state again on 23rd and 24th October.

In the first week of October itself, the first snowfall of the season has occurred in these high altitude areas, due to which the temperature of the entire state has fallen. Now once again there is a possibility of increase in cold with snowfall.

According to the daily report of the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature in Keylong, the headquarters of Lahaul-Spiti district, was recorded at 0.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday, which was the coldest place in the state. In the same district, the minimum temperature was 2 degrees Celsius in Kukumseri and 3.4 degrees Celsius in Tabo. The mercury was recorded at 5.2 degrees Celsius in Kalpa, Kinnaur and 8.4 degrees Celsius in Reckong Peo. The minimum temperature was recorded at 7.2 degrees Celsius in Manali and 12.5 degrees Celsius in Kufri.

Interestingly, at this time the nights of many plain districts of the state have become colder than the famous hill station Shimla. While the minimum temperature in Shimla was recorded at 15 degrees Celsius on Saturday, the mercury fell to 14 in Una, 13.8 in Hamirpur, 14 in Mandi and 13.5 degrees Celsius in Kangra. Similarly, the temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius in Sundernagar, 10.3 in Bhuntar, 11.8 in Dharamshala, 16.5 in Nahan, 11.2 in Solan and 16.2 degrees Celsius in Bilaspur.

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(Read) / Ujjwal Sharma