Though temperature in the lower and middle belts of the state showed a marginal increase with partial sunshine during the day, tribal and higher reaches of the state continue to remain in the grip of a severe cold wave. Higher reaches of the tribal districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti experienced light snowfall during the last 24 hours. Snow eluded the New Year revellers in Shimla and Manali. The local Meteorological Centre says there will be some respite from the cold from tomorrow onwards when weather will remain dry and bright till January 7. Traffic to the higher reaches remained disrupted due to snow. Temperature in Shimla was 1.6 degrees C, Sundernagar -7.3, Bhuntar -5.0, Kalpa -3.2, Keylong -5.7, Dalhousie -0.3, Solan -5.5, Chamba -4.8, Manali -0.2, Kangra -7.6, Bilaspur -10.1 and Hamirpur -8.8 degrees C. — TNS