Shimla, Oct 29 (PTI) Light rains swept across a few places in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, while areas such as Shimla, Jubberhatti, Sundernagar, Kangra, Murari Devi and Palampur were hit by thunderstorms and lightning.
The local meteorological centre has issued a yellow warning, predicting thunderstorms and lightning in isolated areas of four districts -- Kangra, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur -- on Friday.
The Shimla Met office has advised the general public to avoid taking shelter under trees and lying on concrete floors, unplug electrical and electronic appliances, shift harvested produce to safe and covered places, and stay updated on weather advisories.
In the 24 hours since 6 pm on Wednesday, Poanta Sahib received 4 mm of rain, followed by Kufri 2.3 mm, Kangra 1.8 mm, Nahan 1.1 mm, Kalpa and Solan 1 mm each, Shimla 0.5 mm, Jubberhatti 0.4 mm, Kotkhai 0.3 mm and Bhuntar 0.2 mm.
The weather office has predicted a wet spell in the state till November 2.
On the temperature front, Kukumseri in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti was the coldest in the state at night, recording a low of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius. While there was an appreciable fall in the maximum temperatures, Una was the hottest during the day, with a high of 31.8 degrees Celsius.
In the post-monsoon season from October 1 to 29, Himachal Pradesh received 28.4 mm of rainfall against the normal of 24.8 mm, recording an excess of 15 per cent.
Barring Kinnaur and Sirmaur, which received 46 and 38 per cent deficit rainfall respectively, and Mandi, where the rainfall was at par, all other nine districts received excess rain, the Met office said.
