Overview
- An active western disturbance kept light to moderate rain and snowfall going across Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 hours, the IMD said.
- Kothi in Kullu recorded the highest snowfall at 15 cm, Kalpa saw about 13 cm and Sangla 8–10 cm, while Bhattiyat in Chamba logged 21.2 mm of rain.
- Maximum temperatures dropped by 2–10°C at many stations, leading to cold wave-like conditions in Manali and Mandi, with Tabo the coldest at −7.9°C.
- The weather office maintained yellow warnings for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds, and reported dense fog in Bilaspur with storms in parts of Mandi and Kangra.
- Light snow and rain are likely at isolated spots in mid and high hills through Feb. 3, lower hills and plains stay largely dry, and a weak system around Feb. 5–7 could bring isolated high-elevation snow.