Shimla Dec 31 (IANS) Hill stations across Himachal Pradesh on Sunday experienced sunny conditions on the last day of 2017 a weather official said here. However temperatures were close to the freezing point at several places.
"Dry weather to prevail in the state till January 4 " an official at the meteorological office told IANS.
In the state capital a bright sunny but bone-chilling will dash the hopes of revellers to celebrate the last day of the year amidst snow.
Likewise other popular destinations like Kufri Narkanda Chail Kasauli Dharamsala Palampur Dalhousie and Manali too are totally devoid of snow.
However nearby hill destinations of Manali like the Solang valley and Gulaba has proved to be a blessing for New Year revelers owing to accumulation of some snow cover.
The state capital saw a low of 4.2 degrees Celsius while it was minus 0.6 degree in tourist resort Manali.
The night temperature in Keylong the headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti was minus 9.6 degrees in Kalpa in Kinnaur district minus 1.6 degrees Dalhousie 4.7 degrees and in Dharamsala town 6.2 degrees.
--IANS
vg/ahm/
