Shimla: There was no significant change in the minimum temperature across Himachal Pradesh and Una was the hottest place recorded at 40.2 degrees Celsius, the local weather office said on Saturday.

The Meteorological Center here has also predicted rain in isolated areas in the central and high hills on Sunday and heat wave in the lower hills from Monday to Wednesday.

The Center has predicted rain and thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph at isolated places in Chamba, Mandi, Kullu, Shimla and Kangra, Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti districts on Sunday. Yellow warning has been issued.

It also issued a heatwave warning in lower hills of Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi, Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur from Monday to Wednesday.

According to the local weather office, Keylong in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest at night, recording a minimum temperature of 5.7 degrees Celsius.

The weather office said the rainfall deficit in the ongoing summer season from June 1 to 8 so far was four per cent as the state received 15.3 mm rainfall against the average rainfall of 15.9 mm.