Monsoon tracker highlights: Shimla Met issues yellow warning for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds; orange warning for Mumbai

“Snowfall in Chamba district of Himachal disrupted traffic on the Dalhousie-Lakkarmandi-Khajjiar route for almost two hours on Monday (June 22, 2026),” officials said.

The snowfall took everyone by surprise and several tourist vehicles were stuck in a traffic jam. However, tourists visiting Dalhousie were happy to see snow in June. The Dalhousie Division of the Public Works Department (PWD) immediately deployed earthmoving machinery to restore operations.

Meanwhile, light to moderate rains lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours since Sunday evening (June 21, 2026), with Shimla, Sundernagar, Kangra, Jot and Murari Devi lashed by thunderstorms and lightning.

Jot received 22.8 mm of rain, followed by Slaper 14.3 mm, Dhaulakuan 9 mm, Bharmaur 5 mm, Sundernagar 3.6 mm, Sangla 3.2 mm and Manali and Shimla 3 mm each.

The Shimla Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) likely at isolated places in the state for the next four days till Friday (June 26, 2026). – PTI