Temperatures remain high in HP

Shimla, Jun 11 (UNI) Temperatures continue to remain three to seven degrees above normal across Himachal Pradesh today.

However Shimla's minimum temperature dropped by a degree to stand at 21.2 degrees Celsius.

''Day temperatures across the state are likely to fall after rains and thundershowers at isolated places in the state during the next 24 hours,'' Shimla Meteorological Office Director Manmohan Singh told UNI here.

He, however, said night temperatures would remain high due to overcast conditions followed by high humidity levels.

Meanwhile, the met office said minimum temperatures at Sundernagar, Bhuntar and Dharamshala rose from 21.1, 17.9 and 22 degrees to 24.6, 20 and 25.4 degrees.

It said that Kalpa in Kinnuar district recorded an unusually high night temperature of 12.5 degrees as compared to 11.1 degrees recorded yesterday.

The minimum temperature at Una rose sharply to 28.6 degrees as compared to yesterday's low of 23.5 degrees, while Nahan, Solan and Palampur recorded minimum temperatures of 27.1, 24.2 and 24.5 degree celsius, the met office said.

The minimum temperature at Hamirpur town was 28 degrees, which, the met office said was about seven degrees above normal.

UNI