Night temp drops after rains in Kashmir, records rise in Jammu
Srinagar, June 5 : Parts of Kashmir Valley received light showers while as weatherman has forecast scattered light rain and thunders with gusty winds in some areas till June 7. Also there was a drop in night temperature in Kashmir Valley and rise in Jammu division, officials said.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that in last 24 hours till 8:30 a.m. today, Srinagar received 0.4mm of rainfall, Pahalgam 2.8mm, Kupwara 5.1mm and Gulmarg 7.8mm.
He said there was possibility of rain/thundershower at many places with moderate to intense showers at few places for brief period till June 7. There was possibility of thunder/lightning accompanied by gusty winds during the time.
The weather department has also urged farmers to suspend farm operations till June 6.
Light rain/thunder has been forecast at few places on June 8 and partly cloudy to generally dry weather from June 9-15.
Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 12.6ยฐC against 14.8ยฐC on the previous night and it was 0.8ยฐC below normal for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 11.0ยฐC against 12.2ยฐC on the previous night and it was 1.0ยฐC below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of 7.5ยฐC against 8.1ยฐC on the previous night and it was 0.5ยฐC above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 9.5ยฐC against 12.8ยฐC and it was 2.7ยฐC below normal, the official said.
Kupwara town recorded a minimum of 11.3ยฐC against 11.7ยฐC on the previous night and it was below normal by 0.4ยฐC for the place, the official said.
Gulmarg recorded a minimum of 4.6ยฐC against 10.6ยฐC on the previous night and it was below normal by 4.1ยฐC for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmirโs Baramulla district.
Jammu, he said, recorded a low of 30.5ยฐC against 23.7ยฐC on the previous night and it was above normal by 4.8ยฐC for the winter capital of J&K. Banihal recorded a low of 13.4ยฐC, Batote 17.6ยฐC and Bhaderwah 15.2ยฐC, he said. (GNS)
