Dharamshala, June 4 -- The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shimla office has sounded an orange alert - thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty wind (40-50 gusting up to 60 kmph) - in several districts of the state for Wednesday.

The weather office has predicted light to moderate rainfall iin many places throughout the state on June 4. Light rainfall is also likely at a few places in the state on June 5 and at isolated places on June 6.

The orange alert has been issued for isolated places in Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla and Solan. A yellow alert of thunderstorm accompanied by lightning, gusty wind (30-40 gusting up to 50 kmph) has been sounded in the remaining districts of Himachal.

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