Rain, hailstorm lash Shimla

Tribune News Service

Shimla, June 15

Light to moderate rain lashed parts of Himachal while state capital Shimla received sharp showers accompanied by a hailstorm today; the sky remained overcast with dark clouds.

The local Met office has issued a yellow warning of a thunderstorm and lightning in lower and middle hills in Una, Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts for the next four days and predicted a wet spell in the region till June 21.

Dharamsala was the wettest with 56 mm of rain, followed by Gaggal 24 mm, Dalhousie 15 mm, Sujanpur Tira 9 mm, Shimla 7 mm; Saloni, Narkanda and Wangtoo 5 mm each; and Mandi, Jubbar Hatti and Chamba 3 mm each.

The minimum temperatures were 2°C to 3°C below normal and Kalpa was the coldest with a low of 8.5°C. There was no significant change in the maximum temperatures and Una and Bilaspur were the hottest with a high of 36°C.