Night Temp Rises As Kashmir Braces up for Wet Spell
Srinagar, Mar 27: With overnight cloud cover amid forecast for wet spell, night temperature recorded an increase in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 9.5ยฐC against 5.4ยฐC on the previous night and it was above normal by 34ยฐC for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 8.0ยฐC against 4.4ยฐC on the previous night and it was 3.3ยฐC above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of 4.7ยฐC against 0.7ยฐC on the previous night and it was 3.3ยฐC above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 7.7ยฐC against 6.6ยฐC on the previous night and it was 3.5ยฐC above normal, the official said.
Kupwara town recorded a low of 7.7ยฐC against 3.3ยฐC on the previous night and it was 3.2ยฐC above normal there, the official said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 3.0ยฐC against 2.8ยฐC on the previous night and it was above normal by 3.8ยฐC for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmirโs Baramulla district.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 18.0ยฐC and it was above normal by 1.4ยฐC for the winter capital of J&K.
Banihal recorded a low of 10.2ยฐC, Batote 13.5ยฐC and Bhaderwah 9.0ยฐC, he said.
โFrom March 27th evening to 28, generally cloudy weather is expected with light rain (in plains)/snow (higher reaches) at many places.โ
On March 29, the MeT official said, partly cloudy weather with light rain/snow is expected at isolated places.
From March 30-31, he said, partly to generally cloudy weather with intermittent light rain/snow is expected at a few places. (GNS)
