Rain and snow have been predicted from January 16-19 by the local meteorological office of Himachal Pradesh.
Snow and rain were seen at isolated places since Sunday evening, with Gondla in the Lahaul-Spiti district receiving 1 cm of snow, and Kalpa 0.4 cm, while state capital Shimla witnessed traces of snow.
Bharmaur received 5 mm of rain followed by Nahan 4.1 mm, Poanta Sahib 3.2 mm, Rajgarh and Banjar 3 mm each, and Dhaulakuan and Dalhousie 2 mm each.
The tribal areas and higher reaches shivered under piercing cold wave conditions with Kukumseri recording a night temperature of minus 12.3 degree Celsius, the lowest in the state, followed by Tabo at minus 10.9 degree, Keylong at minus 8.7 degree, Samdho at minus 7 degree and Kalpa minus 3.6 degree Celsius.
The minimum temperature hovered around the freezing point at most of the tourist destinations. Narkanda recorded a night temperature at minus 2.5 degree Celsius, Manali at minus 1.1 degree, Kufri at minus 0.8 degree, Dalhousie at 0.6 degree, and Shimla at 2.4 degrees Celsius.
Cold wave continued unabated in parts of Una, Hamirpur, and Kangra districts.
Ground frost was observed in Shimla, Jubbarhatti, and Bilapsur while dense fog engulfed Sundernagar and Mandi saw moderate fog, the Met office said.
The winter season rain deficit from January 1 to 13 stood at 81 per cent as the state received 4.8 mm of rain against 25.5 mm normal rainfall seen during this period.
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