SRINAGAR: After a few days of rains which brought Kashmir Valley on the brink of floods and caused inundation in parts of the Jammu region, the weather department here on Monday forecast mainly dry in J&K.
“Mainly dry weather is expected but a brief spell of rain may occur at isolated places in the Kashmir region towards late afternoon/evening,” a meteorological department official here told GNS regarding the forecast for the next 24 hours.
As regards the forecast from July 11-14, he said, mainly dry weather is expected. However, he said, brief spells of rain and thunderstorm at isolated places “can’t be ruled out (>70% chance)”. Intermittent light to moderate rain has been predicted at many places of J&K with chances up to 70 tom July 15-24.
Regarding the minimum temperature today, the MeT official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 17.2°C against 14.9°C on the previous night and it was 0.9°C below normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 14.5°C against 14.0°C on the previous night and it was 2.0°C below normal for the gateway town of the Kashmir Valley.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 10.3°C against 9.6°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 1.7°C for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 15.2°C against 14.8°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 1.4°C for the north Kashmir area.
Kokernag recorded a low of 14.2°C against 13.1°C on the previous night and it was 1.7°C below normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 9.0°C against 8.5°C on the previous night and it was 2.8°C below normal for the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 23.8°C against 20.9°C on the previous night and it was 1.0°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 13.3°C, Batote 14.4, Katra 21.3°C and Bhaderwah 14.3°C, the official said. (GNS)
