Met predicts wet weather till April 8 in Himachal

Tribune News Service

Shimla, April 4

The local Meteorology (Met) Department has issued a yellow warning of thunderstorm, lightning, hailstorm and gusty winds at isolated places in low and middle hills of Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts on April 5 and predicted wet weather in the region till April 8.

The department has also warned of thunderstorm, lightning, hailstorm and gusty winds at isolated places in Una, Bilaspur, Kangra, Chamba, Kullu, Mandi and Solan on April 6 and Kullu, Shimla and Sirmaur on April 7.

The weather remained dry in the state and the minimum and maximum temperatures increased by 1 to 2 degrees.

Keylong was the coldest at night with a minimum temperature at minus 1.8°C and Bilaspur was the hottest in the day with the maximum temperature at 34°C.

Farmers and residents are pinning hopes on the forecast of the meteorological department which has predicted rains and thunderstorm in low and middle hills and rains and snow in high hills for the next three days.

Himachal received 62 per cent deficit rains during the month of March 2021, preceded by 69 per cent deficit rains in winter. The monsoon deficit was 26 per cent while the post-monsoon deficit stood at 15 per cent.

Jal Shakti Minister Mohinder Singh has already cautioned about water scarcity in coming days and called for preparing a contingent plan to meet the situation.

The state capital Shimla had faced the worst water crisis in 2018 when water was supplied on the seventh or eighth day but the Shimla Jal Prabandhan Board (SJPN) has assured that such a situation would not arise this time.