Mercury Likely to Rise in HP, Heatwave Alerts in 5 Dists

Mercury likely to rise in HP, heatwave alerts in 5 dists

With mercury likely to rise in many parts of Himachal Pradesh over the next few days, the India meteorological department (IMD), Shimla, has issued a yellow alert for heatwave conditions in several districts of the state from May 26 to 28.

Heatwave likely in five Himachal districts on May 26-27 as mercury set to soar: MeT

Shimla, May 24 (PTI) With maximum temperatures set to rise by three to seven degrees Celsius over the next four days across Himachal Pradesh, the weather office on Sunday issued an alert for heatwave conditions in five districts on May 26 and 27. The Shimla meteorological centre cautioned of heatwave conditions at isolated places in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra and Solan districts. It also issued an alert for thunderstorm, lightning and gusts…