Fresh spell of snowfall, rain brings down mercury in Himachal; Keylong coldest at 0.9 deg C

Shimla, Mar 25 (PTI) Wintry conditions are back in mid and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh as high-altitude tribal areas received another spell of moderate snowfall and mid and lower hills received widespread rains.

The local Meteorological (MeT) station has warned of thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places on Saturday and rains in some places from March 25 to 29.

Gondla and Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district received 8.5 cm and 2.6 cm of fresh snow, respectively, while Dalhousie was wettest in the region with 81 mm rains, followed by Naina Devi 32.4 mm, Ghamroor 32.0 mm, Kangra 18.6 mm, Chamba 17 mm, Una 13.4 mm, Chamba 17 mm, Sundernagar 10.9 mm and Shimla 8 mm.