Shimla, Dec 13: Popular tourist destination Shimla and its close areas Saturday received the season’s 1st snowfall, whereas the lower hills across Himachal Pradesh were lashed by rain, conveyance the temperature down by many notches.

Hoteliers cheered up with the timely snowfall within the hope that tourists can are available large numbers this weekend.

Tourist spots close to Shimla, like honeymooners’ paradise Kufri, Fagu and Narkanda conjointly intimate mild snowfall, turning hill stations even a lot of picturesque.

Hills close to Manali and Kinnaur conjointly witnessed snowfall, Met workplace director Manmohan Singh told.

The minimum temperature in Shimla was recorded at 3.2 degrees Celsius.

Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest place within the state at minus three degrees Celsius below freezing.

It was 7.4 degrees Celsius in Dharamsala, minus 0.2 degrees Celsius in Kalpa and 1.6 degrees Celsius in Manali.