Srinagar, Jul 16 (GNS): The weatherman on Saturday forecast scattered light rains and thunderstorm in next 24 hours even as minimum temperature continued to hover in and around below normal at most places in Jammu and Kashmir.
A meteorological department official here said that during last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, 3.8 mm of rainfall was recorded in Srinagar, 5.4 mm in Qazigund, 7.7 mm in Pahalgam, 3.5 mm in Kupwara, 4.8 mm in Kokernag, 2.2 mm in Gulmarg, 5.2 mm in Jammu, 13.4 mm in Banihal, 3.4 mm in Batote, 4.4 mm Katra and 15.0 mm in Bhaderwah.
โThere is possibility of scattered light rain/TS over J&K during next 24 hours and isolated to scattered light very rain/TS for subsequent 2 days.โ
Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded a low of 18.1ยฐC against 17.0ยฐC on the previous night. The temperature was 0.3ยฐC โbelowโ normal during this time of the year for the summer capital, the MeT official told GNS.
Qazigund recorded a low of 17.1ยฐC against 16.2ยฐC on the previous night. The temperature was 0.4ยฐC above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at 13.8ยฐC against 13.3ยฐC on the previous night and it was 1.3ยฐC above normal for the south Kashmir resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of 15.5ยฐC against 15.2ยฐC last night and it was 0.5ยฐC below normal for the place, he said.
World famous Gulmarg resort recorded a low of 9.5ยฐC against 10.6ยฐC and it was 2.6ยฐC below normal for the place. Kupwara town saw a low of 15.5ยฐC against 15.1ยฐC on previous night and it was 2.6ยฐC โbelowโ normal for the place during this time of the season, the official told Global News Service.
Jammu recorded a low of 24.4ยฐC against 23.5ยฐC on the previous night. It was 0.6ยฐC below normal for J&Kโs winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 16.4ยฐC, Batote 16.3ยฐC, Katra 23.0ยฐC while Bhadarwah had a minimum of 16.1ยฐC, the official said. (GNS)
