Srinagar, Dec 8: Ahead of wet weather prediction, the night temperature improved in the Kashmir Valley but stayed below freezing point.
A possible Western Disturbance (WD) is likely to hit Kashmir on Sunday evening that can cause rain and snowfall during the next 24 hours, officials said.
The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar said the weather will remain generally cloudy with the possibility of light rain over a few areas of the plains and hilly areas of the Jammu division and light rain and snow over the higher and at a few places of the Kashmir Valley during the late evening of December 8 to December 9 forenoon.
An independent weather forecaster, Faizan Arif, said there is a possibility of light snowfall in a few higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley towards evening Sunday while a minor rain spell is possible at a few spots in the Jammu region also.
There is a possibility of a minor snow spell in a few areas, particularly towards the morning of December 9, with maximum chances for parts of south Kashmir, and thereafter the weather expected will be partly cloudy to sunny towards the afternoon.
He said light rain/snow is expected in some parts of Doda, Kishtwar, Kathua, and Ramban districts also. A minor rain spell in other districts of the Jammu region can’t be ruled out, he added.
The weather is likely to remain dry on December 10.
On December 11, a minor snow spell in higher reaches of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district and Bandipora district of north Kashmir can’t be ruled out.
Another weak WD that will likely hit on December 12 may cause light rain/snow in a few areas of the Kashmir Valley.
The weather will mostly remain dry till December 17, he said.
The night temperature at the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district improved by a couple of notches but remained the coldest place, with the mercury settled at -3.4°C on Sunday.
Srinagar had a low of minus 0.5°C against the minus 2.0°C recorded on Saturday, and this was 0.1°C above normal for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during this period of the season, the MeT office said.
The mercury at the tourist spot of Pahalgam settled at minus 2.8°C on Sunday against the minus 4.3°C recorded the previous night, and this was normal for the valley of shepherds in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against the minus 2.4°C a day ago, and it was 0.3°C below normal for the gateway to Kashmir on this day.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 0.4°C against the minus 2.2°C the previous night, and this was 1.0°C above normal for the picnic spot.
The night temperature at the border district of Kupwara significantly improved and was recorded at 0.4°C on Sunday against the minus 3.6°C recorded the previous night. This was 1.9°C above normal for the frontier place during this period of the season, the Met office said.–(UNI)
