Srinagar CNS, April 16: It has been snowing in the upper parts of Kashmir Valley for the last three days while intermittent rains are continuing in the plains.
Meanwhile, according to the Meteorological Department, the weather situation in Kashmir Valley is likely to remain the same till April 18. Heavy rains are expected in the valley by April 18, according to a department spokesman.
Rains continue to lash Jammu and Kashmir even as the meteorological department on Friday said that the weather will turn “windy” towards afternoon till April 17.
A meteorological department official said that Srinagar received 9.7mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours till 08:30 am.
The minimum temperature settled at 7.9°C against 7.8°C on the previous night while the summer capital of J&K recorded a maximum of 10.6°C, minus 9.5°C below normal.
The gateway town of Kashmir namely Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam received 2.0mm of rain and recorded a low of 7.4°C and a maximum of 12.6°C against a normal of 19.9°C.
While the famous resort in South Kashmir namely Pahalgam received 10.1mm during the time recorded a minimum of 3.4°C and maximum of 8.9°C against 20.5°C normal for this time of the year.
Kokernag, in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district received 2.6mm of rain and recorded a low of 6.0°C against previous night’s 6.5°C and maximum of 12.0°C which was minus 6.2°C below normal, the official said.
While the North Kashmir’s Kupwara district received 16.8mm of rain and recorded a low of 6.3°C against 6.6°C on the previous night and maximum of 9.9°C.
The world-famous skiing resort in North Kashmir namely Gulmarg received 18.4mm of rain and recorded a low of 1.0°C against 0.5°C on the previous night which was minus 1.3°C below normal.
While divulging the details about the Jammu division MeT spokesman said that Jammu district received 0.9mm of rain, Banihal 6.0mm, Batote 3.0mm, Katra 0.4mm, Bhaderwah 8.7mm and Kathua 0.0mm.
He added that said that “erratic weather” shall continue till the weekend.
“Weather to remain partly to generally cloudy, turning windy towards afternoon till April 17th in both Districts,” he said, adding that light snow is expected at isolated to scattered places of Kargil district mainly on higher reaches mainly along Drass-Zojila etc and at isolated places on higher reaches of Leh district.
Meanwhile the weather department in a statement said that dry weather is expected on April 19 while “fairly widespread rain” is expected on April 20 and widespread rains have been forecast on April 22 and 22 respectively. (CNS)
