SRINAGAR: As Jammu & Kashmir continues to witness hot weather conditions, the weatherman here has predicted dry weather till August 20, with no forecast of any major wet spell during the period.
Deputy Director Meteorological Department (MeT), Mukhtar Ahmad said that the weather conditions would remain mostly in the coming days as there is no possibility of any precipitation during the period as per the forecast. “The maximum temperature would settle in between 31 and 32 degree Celsius during the period, however, thundershowers at a few places during the period cannot be ruled out.”
Pertinently, during the ongoing season from June 01-2023 to August 09, 2023, J&K has recorded a precipitation of 336.6 mm against the average rainfall of 337.3 mm.
Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded a large excess rainfall of 268.4 mm against an average precipitation of 148.9 mm, which is 80 percent above normal.
Kishtwar is the only station where large deficient rainfall has been recorded in the ongoing season as against the normal precipitation of 265.5 mm, it has received 90.7 mm rainfall, which is 66 percent deficient than normal.
Moreover, Shopian in Kashmir and Reasi & Poonch in Jammu division have recorded deficient rainfall of 39 percent and 22 percent each respectively in the ongoing season—(KNO)
