Achi news desk-
The weatherman on Tuesday predicted “widespread” light to “widespread” rain/snow/thunderstorm in Jammu and Kashmir from March 27 and 28.
In a statement, the Office of the Meteorological Department here predicts mainly dry weather with the possibility of very light rain and thunderstorms in one or two places during the next 24 hours.
On March 29, the MeT said, partly cloudy weather is expected with light rain/snow in remote areas.
From March 30-31, the office said, partly to generally cloudy weather with intermittent light rain/snow expected in a few places.
Meanwhile, the night temperature recorded a rise in most places except Srinagar and Kupwara, a MeT official told GNS.
He said Srinagar recorded a minimum of 5.4°C against 7.0°C the previous night and was 0.4°C above normal for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 4.4°C against 4.2°C the previous night and was 0.7°C above normal for the Kashmir gateway town, he said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of 0.7°C against 0.2°C the previous night and was 0.3°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 6.6°C against 5.8°C the previous night and was 3.3°C above normal, the official said.
Kupwara town recorded a low of 3.3°C against 3.9°C the previous night and was 0.1°C above normal there, the official said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 2.8°C against 1.2°C the night before and was above the normal of 4.4°C for the world famous ski resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 16.6°C and was 1.1°C above the normal for the winter capital of J&K.
Banihal recorded a minimum of 9.2°C, Batote 10.6°C and Bhaderwah 8.0°C, he said. . (GNS)
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