SRINAGAR: The weather cleared this morning following rains across the Kashmir Valley and parts of Jammu, with fluctuations in night temperatures reported in various areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said.
According to a meteorological department official, in the last 24 hours, Srinagar received rainfall measuring 6.8mm, Qazigund 6.0mm, Pahalgam 5.4mm, Kupwara 4.9mm, Kokernag 6.2mm, Gulmarg 2.2mm, Banihal 1.8mm, and Bhaderwah 1.0mm.
Regarding night temperatures, he said Srinagar recorded a minimum of 7.2°C against 8.0°C on the previous night, which was 0.8°C above normal for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir for this time of the year.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 7.4°C against 7.0°C on the previous night, which was 2.3°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Pahalgam recorded a low of 2.8°C against 2.5°C on the previous night, which was 1.1°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 6.1°C against 6.8°C on the previous night, which was 1.0°C above normal, the official said. Kupwara town recorded a low of 4.9°C against 6.8°C on the previous night, which was 0.3°C below normal there, the official said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against 2.0°C on the previous night, which was below normal by 0.2°C for the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 17.5°C, which was above normal by 0.4°C for the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Banihal recorded a low of 9.0°C, Batote 10.4°C, and Bhaderwah 7.2°C, he said. Regarding the forecast, he said generally dry weather is expected during the next 24 hours.
On Friday, he said, the weather is likely to be partly cloudy with “light rain/snow at isolated places”. “Isolated to scattered light rain/TS is expected over Jammu and Kashmir from the early morning of Friday”.
From April 6-10, he said, generally dry weather is expected. “From April 11-12, generally cloudy weather is expected with light rain/snow at isolated places. From April 13-15, generally cloudy with intermittent light rain/snow at many places is expected.” (GNS)
