The weatherman on Monday forecast scattered light rain and thunder over Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours.
A meteorological department official told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). that isolated light rain and thunder were expected for the subsequent two days.
Regarding the mercury, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 11.8°C against 8.2°C on the previous night. The temperature was 4.5°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said.
Qazigund recorded a low of 11.0°C against 8.0°C on the previous night. The temperature was 4.7°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at 9.1°C against 5.3°C on the previous night and it was 5.5°C above normal for the south Kashmir resort, he said.
Kokernag recorded a low of 11.9°C against 8.9°C on the previous night and it was 4.2°C above normal for the place, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 5.2°C and it was 0.5°C above normal for the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 8.5°C against 5.7°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 2.1°C above normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 19.8°C against 22.4°C the previous night. It was normal for J-K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 12.4°C, Batote 11.9°C, Katra 16.2°C and Bhadarwah 12.2°C. (GNS)
