Shimla, May 1 (PTI) Thunderstorm and rain lashed Shimla, its adjoining areas and some other parts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday evening, prompting the local Met office to issue a yellow alert for most of the districts in the state till Sunday.

Kufri received 20 mm of rain while Shimla, Sundernagar, Bhuntar and Bharmaur received light rain.

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Light to moderate precipitation is likely at isolated places in some parts of the state from Friday to Sunday, as a fresh western disturbance might affect the western Himalayan region from Friday, the Met office said.

The minimum temperature increased by 2-4 degrees Celsius at many places in the state on Thursday, with Keylong recording a low of 5.5 degrees Celsius.

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There were no significant changes in the maximum temperature with Una recording a high of 38.2 degrees Celsius, the highest in the state.

The minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to drop by 2-5 degrees Celsius and 2-4 degrees Celsius, respectively over the next 4-5 days, the MeT office said.

With 40.8 mm of average rain against a normal 64 mm, Himachal Pradesh recorded a deficit of 36 per cent in April. Ten out of 12 districts in the state, barring Bilapsur and Hamirpur, received deficit rainfall ranging between 5 per cent and 44 per cent.

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