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Mid and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced slight relief from scorching heat as light rain occurred in some places, bringing down the mercury by one to two degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n
Maximum temperatures dropped marginally, with Una recording a high of 43.8 degrees Celsius compared to 46 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Neri was the hottest in the state with a temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n
The local meteorological centre here issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds at speed of 30-40 kmph at isolated places over the next three days.<\/p>\n
The Meteorological Centre, Shimla, has predicted rain at isolated places in mid-hills from May 31 to June 2 and in seven districts — Chamba, Shimla, Kullu, Kangra Mandi, Sirmaur and Solan — from May 31 to June 5.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Manali recorded 10 mm of rain, followed by Keylong with 5 mm, Kalpa with 3 mm, Shimla with 2 mm and Bhuntar and Sainj with 1 mm each, according to the weather office.<\/p>\n
There was no significant change in minimum night temperatures, with Paonta Sahib and Neri recording lows of 35 degrees Celsius and 32.3 degrees Celsius, respectively, it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n