SHIMLA: If the plains of northern India are shivering and dense fog is playing havoc with road, rail and air traffic, then trudge to the hills! Ironically, north India's hill stations like Shimla, Kasauli and Dharamsala are warmer than the plains this winter.
"The temperatures in the hills are unusually high these days due to prevailing dry conditions. Moreover, there is no fog in the hills," Director of Shimla's meteorological department, Manmohan Singh said.
He said the fog generally accumulates when humidity level is 70 percent or more. In the plains, it is more. However, in the hills it's less than 30 percent, so the sky there is crystal clear resulting in long, sunny days.
In Shimla, located at a height of 7,000 feet above sea level, the minimum temperature Sunday was 6 degrees Celsius, 2.6 degrees above average. Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti was the coldest place in HP with the night temperature at minus 6.3 degrees Celsius, while it was minus 0.8 degree Celsius in Manali and minus 2.4 in Kalpa, some 250 km from Shimla.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/india/30558790_1_hill-stations-night-temperature-dense-fog
"The temperatures in the hills are unusually high these days due to prevailing dry conditions. Moreover, there is no fog in the hills," Director of Shimla's meteorological department, Manmohan Singh said.
He said the fog generally accumulates when humidity level is 70 percent or more. In the plains, it is more. However, in the hills it's less than 30 percent, so the sky there is crystal clear resulting in long, sunny days.
In Shimla, located at a height of 7,000 feet above sea level, the minimum temperature Sunday was 6 degrees Celsius, 2.6 degrees above average. Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti was the coldest place in HP with the night temperature at minus 6.3 degrees Celsius, while it was minus 0.8 degree Celsius in Manali and minus 2.4 in Kalpa, some 250 km from Shimla.
Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/india/30558790_1_hill-stations-night-temperature-dense-fog