After days of rains, weather starts to improve in J&K

After days of rains, weather starts to improve in J&K

Srinagar, April 23 (GNS): Weather started improving in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday after three days of light to moderate rains in plains and snowfall over higher reaches.

A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, with 0.3 mm of rain in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, recorded a low of 10.3°C against 8.6°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 1.4°C above normal during this time of the year for the summer capital.

Qazigund received 1.2 mm of rain during the time and recorded a low of 9.8°C against 5.2°C on the previous night. The temperature was above normal by 2.3°C for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had 1.4 mm of rain during the time and recorded a low of 7.8°C against 4.1°C on the previous night. It was 0.2°C above normal during this time of the season for the place, the official said.

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Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, had 2.1 mm of rain in the 24 hours and recorded a minimum of 2.5°C against 2.0°C last night. The temperature was 1.5°C below normal for the place, he said.

Gulmarg received 17.0 mm of rain during the time and recorded a low of 0.5°C against 0.0°C on the previous night, the official said. While 3.3°C is normal for the world famous skiing resort during this time of the season, the official said that the temperature was 2.8°C below normal for the place in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Kupwara town in north Kashmir received 2.6 mm of rain during the time and recorded a low of 8.6°C against 8.1°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.0°C above normal for the district, the official told Global News Service.

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Jammu recorded a low of 20.5°C against 18.1°C on the previous night, the official said. The temperature was 0.5°C ‘below’ normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

Banihal had 1.2 mm of rain in the 24 hours and recorded a low of 9.2°C while Batote recorded a low of 12.2°C and Bhaderwah 7.4°C, the official said.

“There is no forecast of any major rain during next week but a brief spell of occasional light rain with thunderstorm can’t be ruled out at some places,” the official added. (GNS)

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