Weather Update: Met predicts light to moderate rain, snow in Himachal on January 22-23

Light or moderate rain or snow is likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday-Thursday while the weather will remain dry till January 27. Barring Hansa and Kaza, which received 2.5 cm and 0.8 cm of snow, respectively, the weather remained dry in the state, the local Met office said on Tuesday.

It has predicted a cold wave in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi and Shimla districts on Thursday.

Maximum temperatures will remain unchanged for the next two days and drop by four to five degrees after that, it said.

There will be no change in minimum temperatures during the next 24 hours. Night temperatures will gradually drop by two to three degrees from Thursday over the next two to three days.

Dense fog is likely at isolated places over lower hills and plains in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur and Mandi districts in the morning and late night on Friday-Saturday while thunder and lightning is likely at isolated places in Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts on Wednesday.

There is no significant change in the minimum and maximum temperatures in the 24 hours from Monday evening.

Kukumseri was the coldest place with a night temperature of 5.6 degrees Celsius while Una was the hottest, recording a maximum temperature of 24.8 degrees.