SRINAGAR: Weather department here on Sunday forecast mainly clear, “hot and humid” weather in Jammu and Kashmir.
However, an official of the meteorological department here said that a “brief spell of showers may occur in some areas towards late afternoon and evening”.
“Today’s maximum temperature in Jammu and Srinagar is expected to remain around 35°C and 30°C respectively.”
Regarding July 3 and 4, he said, “the same weather as today” was expected.
From July 5 evening to July 7, he said, intermittent light to moderate rain is expected in many places in Jammu and Kashmir.
Regarding the minimum temperature today, he said Srinagar recorded a low of 18.3°C compared to 16.9°C the previous night, which was 1.2°C above normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 16.4°C compared to 14.2°C the previous night, which was 0.9°C above normal for the gateway town of the Kashmir Valley.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 10.2°C compared to 10.8°C the previous night, which was below normal by 0.6°C for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
For Kupwara town, he said the mercury settled at 15.5°C compared to 15.2°C the previous night, which was above normal by 0.4°C for the north Kashmir area.
Kokernag recorded a low of 16.1°C compared to 16.3°C the previous night, which was 1.2°C above normal for the place, according to the officials.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 11.2°C compared to 11.0°C the previous night, which was 0.3°C above normal for the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 26.8°C compared to 24.1°C the previous night, which was 1.2°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 18.9°C (1.2°C above normal), Batote 19.2°C (1.7°C above normal), Katra 23.6°C (above normal by 1.6°C), and Bhaderwah 18.4°C (2.4°C above normal). Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of 11.6°C, the official added. (GNS)
