Skip travelling to Himachal this weekend; temperature dips below zero degrees

The Shimla Police posted a message on its Facebook page on Wednesday, stating that all roads leading to the city are blocked. Shimla Superintendent of Police Omapati Jamwal further added that it will be inappropriate to travel till the roads are opened.

Authorities on Wednesday also advised people against travelling to popular tourist spots, i.e., Manali and Shimla as more than 250 roads have been blocked in Himachal Pradesh due to heavy snowfall. And now, as per the latest reports, the weatherman has forecasted more snowfall and rainfall in the state this weekend.
The Met department also stated that the chances of snow in the upper regions of Shimla, Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul, Spiti, and Chamba districts are more likely.
The police have also advised people not to drive on Kufri and Mashobra roads as the roads have turned slippery due to snowfall. Areas near Shimla, including Narkanda and Kufri and the very popular Manali are also covered under a thick blanket of snow.
Officials also added that Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti, and Pangi and Bharmour areas in Chamba are still cut off from the rest of the roads and efforts were being made to reopen them. Referring to the weather developments, the State Disaster Management Authority has also issued an avalanche warning in Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti districts. The areas that are, reportedly, under threat now are Kalath, Nehru Kund, Palchan, Kulang, and Kothi in Kullu, and Tandi, Darcha, and Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti.

The minimum temperature recorded in Manali of Kullu district was minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Kapla in Kinnaur at 6.4, Shimla was at minus 1.3, Palampur at minus 1 degree Celsius, and Kufri went as low as minus 2.6 degrees Celsius.