Dharamshala, Oct. 23 -- Several parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed rainfall while higher reaches of of Lahaul and Spiti district and Manali received fresh snowfall on Wednesday, leading to a dip in the minimum temperatures, officials said on Wednesday. According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shimla office, light to moderate rain or snowfall was observed at isolated places over the state during the past 24 hours. The weather office said that Koksar in the tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti recorded a snowfall of 11.4 cm. Kothi in Kullu recorded a rainfall of 23 mm, followed by Manali (12 mm), Bharmaur (11.5 mm), Keylong (6 mm), Bhuntar (3.6 mm), Seobagh (2.4 mm), Palampur (2 mm) and Kukumseri (1.2 mm), the weather office mentioned. The minimum temperatures were normal or near normal at isolated stations. At many stations, they were above normal by 2-5deg Celsius. The lowest minimum temperature was recorded in Lahaul-Spiti's Tabo at -0.7deg Celsius, followed by Kukumseri at 0.4degC, Keylong 1.8degC and Kalpa 4.9degC. Una was the hottest during the day, recording a high of 33.5deg Celsius. The snowfall has brought smiles to tourism stakeholders in the upper areas of Himachal, as they are expecting an increase in the tourist footfall. Thunderstorms were witnessed in Kangra and Mandi. A fresh western disturbance is likely to impact the Western Himalayan region from October 27, the weather office said. During the post-monsoon season from October 1 to 22, Himachal Pradesh received 67.4 mm of rain against a normal rainfall of 21.5 mm. Himachal's higher reaches had received the first snowfall of the season on October 5. According to IMD officials, this year Keylong saw snowfall in October after a gap of two years. Earlier, the last October snowfall was recorded in 2022, while there was no snowfall in October of 2023 and 2024. MeT officials said dry weather would prevail over the state till October 28. No large change is expected in the maximum temperatures during the next 2-3 days, while the minimum temperatures are likely to fall by about 1- 2degC during the next 2-3 days....