Shimla, Jan 11 (PTI) The intense cold wave conditionspersisted in most parts of Himachal Pradesh even as minimumtemperatures rose marginally and the sky remained partiallyovercast in Shimla.
The high altitude tribal areas reeled under biting coldwave conditions with minimum temperatures ranging betweenminus 12 and minus 18 degrees Celsius while Keylong and Kalpain tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts recorded alow of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius and 0.4 degrees Celsius,followed by 1.0 degrees Celsius in Bhuntar, 1.2 degreesCelsius in Manali and 1.6 degrees Celsius in Sundernagar.
Shimla was warmest during the night with the minimumtemperature at 8.7 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal,followed by 7.7 degrees Celsius in Nahan, 6.2 degrees inDharamshala, 5.0 degrees Celsius in Una and Palampur, and 2.4degrees Celsius in Solan.
There was no significant change in day temperatures andSolan was hottest with a high of 23.0 degrees Celsius,followed by 21.2 degrees Celsius in Una, 18.2 degrees Celsiusin Palampur, 17.7 degrees Celsius in Nahan, 16.9 degreesCelsius in Shimla, 16.1 degrees Celsius in Sundernagar, 15.6degrees Celsius in Dharamshala, 14.5 degrees Celsius inBhuntar, 12.0 degrees Celsius in Manali and 8.0 degreesCelsius in Kalpa.
The MeT office here has warned of severe cold waveconditions in higher hills on January 12 and 13, and dryweather over the next six days. PTI PCLSNE.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.