Jammu & Kashmir

MeT forecasts rain, snowfall in JK

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Street vendors sell goods in Lal Chowk Srinagar amidst heavy snowfall. [FPK File Photo/Zainab]

Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir awaits snowfall and rains amid the forecast by the meteorological department, the minimum temperature fell below freezing point in the valley on Monday, officials said.

A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.4°C against last night’s 1.0°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was 1.1°C below normal for the summer capital.

Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against 0.2°C on the previous night and it was 2.9°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.

Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 4.7°C against minus 6.3°C on the previous night and it was 2.8°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Kokernag recorded a low of minus 2.7°C against minus 1.9°C on the previous night and it was 0.9°C above normal for the place, the officials said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 9.6°C against minus 6.8°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at minus 2.9°C against minus 0.5°C on the previous night and it was normal for the north Kashmir area.

Jammu recorded a low of 6.5°C against 7.1°C on the previous night. It was 0.5°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

Banihal recorded a low of 2.4°C (above normal by 2.7°C), Batote 2.1°C (below normal by 0.7°C), Katra 6.2°C (0.2°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 2.0°C (3.3°C above normal).

Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 12.6°C and minus 16.6°C respectively, the official said.

“Widespread moderate snow/(rain in Jammu) and moderate to heavy snow over middle and higher reaches of J&K very likely from the evening of January 24th to 25th,” he said, adding, “On January 26-28th, the weather is expected to be partly to generally cloudy with light snow/rain at isolated places.”

From January 29-30th, MeT forecast widespread moderate to heavy rain and snow.

 

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