Amid Forecast For Isolated Rain, Night Temp Rises In Kashmir
Srinagar, April 5: Amid forecast for isolated light rain and thunderstorms during next 24 hours and dry weather thereafter, night temperature recorded an increase at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 7.4ยฐC against 7.2ยฐC on the previous night and it was 1.0ยฐC above normal for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 6.4ยฐC against 7.4ยฐC on the previous night and it was 1.3ยฐC above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of 4.7ยฐC against 2.8ยฐC on the previous night and it was 3.0ยฐC above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 1.1ยฐC against 6.3ยฐC on the previous night and it was 1.2ยฐC above normal, the official said.
Kupwara town recorded a low of 5.4ยฐC against 4.9ยฐC on the previous night and it was 0.2ยฐC above normal there, the official said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 0.0ยฐC against minus 1.0ยฐC on the previous night and it was above normal by 0.8ยฐC for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmirโs Baramulla district.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 16.2ยฐC and it was above normal by 0.9ยฐC for the winter capital of J&K.
Banihal recorded a low of 7.2ยฐC, Batote 11.4ยฐC and Bhaderwah 8.8ยฐC, he said.
With regard to the forecast, he said, weather is likely to be partly cloudy with โlight rain/snow at isolated placesโ.
From April 6-10, he said, generally dry weather is expected.
From April 11-12, he said, generally cloudy weather is expected with light rain/snow at isolated places.
โFrom April 13-15, generally cloudy with intermittent light rain/snow at many places is expected.โ( GNS)
