Shimla, Dec. 26 -- After a largely dry Christmas across Himachal Pradesh, tourists may enjoy New Year snowfall as the Indian Meteorological Department forecast on Friday has high chances of precipitation in the mid and high reaches of the state, including the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti.

According to the latest weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light rain and snowfall are likely to take place at isolated places in mid and higher hills on Friday and again from December 30 to January 1, under the influence of a fresh western disturbance expected to affect the western Himalayan region.

The IMD stated that dry weather prevailed across the state during the past 24 hours, with minimum and maximum temp...