Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir parts receive fresh snowfall, MeT forecasts more
Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir Valley including the famous resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam received fresh snowfall while rains lashed plains on Friday.
Amid ‘heavy-very heavy’ snow forecast, the weather office has issued orange colour weather warning for today and Saturday which stipulates need to be prepared and keep vigil against severe weather.
“IMD issues ORANGE Colour weather for JK for 7th and 8th January,” an official of the MeT department said in a statement.
Currently, he said, it was snowing in Gulmarg and Pahalgam besides upper reaches and raining lightly at most places of plains of JK with thunderstorms in Katra and some other places of Jammu region.
“Expect a gradual increase in rain/snow intensity as the day progresses with the main intensity of heavy to very heavy rain/snow during January 7th (night) and 8th,” he said.
He added, “There will be a gradual improvement from January 9 morning onwards in JK.”
He said the weather system may affect surface and air transportation, mainly on Saturday. “It may cause avalanche/landslide in vulnerable spots.”
The MeT office has urged people not to venture into avalanche-prone areas, follow traffic advisory seriously as well as maintain proper ventilation of their rooms.
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