Orange alert warns of heavy rain on July 2, 3 in parts of Himachal

The Shimla Met Centre on Monday (June 29, 2026) issued an orange warning for heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in a number of districts of Himachal Pradesh on July 2 and 3.

The orange alert has been issued for Kangra and Mandi districts on July 2 and 3, and for Kullu, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts on July 3.

Meanwhile, moderate rainfall was witnessed in some parts of the State in the 24 hours since Saturday (June 29) evening; Shimla, Kangra and Sundernagar recorded thunderstorms and lightning.

According to the weather office, Murari Devi received 63.6 mm of rain, followed by Brahmani (51.4 mm), Ghaghas (50 mm), Berthin (45.2 mm), Neri (42.5 mm), Hamirpur (36 mm), Shilaroo (33.6 mm), Slapper (45.1 mm), Bijahi (45.7 mm), Sundernagar (26.2 mm), Bilaspur (26 mm), Jubberhatti (25.5 mm) and Shimla (20.8 mm).

The weather department also predicted a wet spell in Himachal Pradesh till July 4 as a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from July 2.

Kukumseri was the coldest in the State with a low of 8.3 degrees Celsius, while Una was the hottest with a maximum temperature of 36°C.