Shimla : Starting Thursday the weather man says rain will ease in Himachal Pradesh even as dark clouds hovered over the skies Wednesday in the state capital Shimla.
For the rest of the week the meterological department says there will be rain or thundershowers only at a few places in the lower,middle and higher hills of the state.
If the forecast is correct it will be a welcome relief for many in the hill state as August has been quite wet this year covering up for the rain deficit in July,even though June was also mostly wet.
Shimla recorded a pleasent maximum of 22.4 C, while Solan had a muggy day at 29.5 C.
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