Dharamshala, Oct. 7 -- Several parts of Himachal Pradesh continued to witness rainfall on Monday, while the state's higher reaches also received fresh snowfall.

The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shimla office on Monday said that light to moderate rain was observed at most places over the state during the last 24 hours. While many stations recorded significant rainfall, Gondla recorded a snowfall of 5 cm, followed by Hansa (5 cm) and Keylong (4 cm).

IMD officials said that this year snowfall in Keylong was recorded in October after a gap of two years. Earlier, the last October snowfall was recorded in 2022, while there was no snowfall in October in 2023 and 2024.

According to MeT department officials, light to moderate rainfal...