Weather department on Wednesday forecast isolated very light rain and thunderstorm over Jammu division and fairly widespread light rain and thunderstorm over Kashmir valley in next 24 hours.
A meteorological department official said that isolated to scattered light rain and thunderstorm was expected on Thursday and mainly dry weather thereafter for several days in J-K.
Regarding the rainfall in last 24 hours till 8:30 am today, he said, Srinagar received 2.9mm, Qazigund 8.8mm, Pahalgam 10.8mm, Kupwara 2.8mm, Kokernag 4.2mm, Gulmarg 7.8mm, Jammu 0.0mm, Baniha 5.4mm and Batote 0.6mm.
Meanwhile, the MeT official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.7°C against 6.9°C on the previous night and it was 3.7°C below normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 3.6°C against 6.4°C on the previous night and it was 1.5°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 1.8°C against 3.2°C on the previous night and it was 3.5°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of 3.2°C against 5.4 °C on the previous night and it was 4.0°C below normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 3.5°C against minus 0.5°C on the previous night and it was 2.7°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 1.2°C against 4.4°C on the previous night and it was 4.0°C below normal for the north Kashmir area.
Jammu recorded a low of 13.1°C against 17.1°C on the previous night. It was 4.0°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 5.7°C (below normal by 1.3°C), Batote 6.6°C (below normal by 2.3°C), Katra 11.5°C (3.0°C below normal) and Bhadarwah 3.2°C (2.4°C below normal). Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 5.4°C and minus 1.2°C respectively, he added. (GNS)
