After a gap of many days residents awoke to a wet morning in Shimla Thursday.But it was only a drizzle.
The monsoon has been inactive for many days in the hill state and many are hoping the rains would revive in the coming days.
The weather office has forecast showers at many places in the mid hills of Himachal Pradesh for the next four days, but it may rain only at a few places in the lower and higher hills of the state.
It was a warm and humid day on Wednesday with Shimla recording a high of 25.5 C while the mercury went up to 36.6 C in Una.
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