Is it end of the dry Himachal summer spell 2013 !

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himachalShimla : Even though the monsoon is still far away is this the end of the dry summer in the hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday .

 Is the current wet spell due to a western disturbance or are these pre-monsoon showers .

 So heavy was the cloud cover at noon in Shimla that it almost seemed night .

 This was followed by a strong winds and a thundershowers cooling the hills , Shimla like most other hill stations are packed with tourists .

 Reports of rain have come in from other parts of Himachal Pradesh as well .

 The weatherman has forecast rain at many places till 14 June . There is even a warning of heavy rain and thundershowers at isolated places in the next 72 hours .

 On Tuesday Shimla recorded a high of 25.5 C , Dharamsala , 25.2 C , Kullu airport 31.4 C , Solan 30 C , Kalpa 22.4 C . Una had a high of 36.6 C.