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Rain to lash region
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 2
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir, east Rajasthan and at isolated places in Punjab,west Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region.

The chief amounts of rainfall in cms are east Rajasthan: Ajmer 2 and east Uttar Pradesh: Khadda 3.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change. Maximum temperatures fell appreciably in west Rajasthan, fell in Jammu and Kashmir and east Uttar Pradesh and change little elsewhere.

Departure: They were appreciably above normal in east Rajasthan, above normal in Himachal Pradesh, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, below normal in west Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 39°C recorded at Bharatpur (Rajasthan).

Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures rose appreciably in Himachal Pradesh, rose in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab and changed little elsewhere. Departure: They were appreciably above normal in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and east Rajasthan, above normal in Punjab and west Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region.

The lowest temperature in the plains was 20°C recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of October 4: Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan and at a few places in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of October 4: Generally cloudy sky with the possibility of light rain/thundershowers in some areas. Maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 34°C and 24°C, respectively.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of October 4: Light rain is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Snowfall in Himachal

Shimla, October 2
Higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh experienced fresh snowfall today, plumetting the temperature in the region. The high altitude areas in the tribal district of Lahaul Spiti and Kinnaur experienced snowfall since this morning, while Keylong, the headquarters of Lahaul Spiti, received rain today.

The famous Manimahesh lake, situated at an altitude of about 4,050 metres above sea level in Bharmour tribal subdivision of Chamba district, was frozen due to heavy snowfall in the commanding Dhauladhar range during the past 12 hours, a report from Dharamsala said. The entire Kangra valley and Pangi tribal valleys continued to reel under cold wave conditions following heavy rain. — UNI