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‘Mainly dry weather’ forecast, temp remains below normal at most places in J&K

Srinagar, Oct 25 (GNS): Weather department here has forecast mainly dry weather over Jammu and Kashmir even as night temperature remained below normal at most places on Tuesday.

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“Mainly dry weather is expected to continue over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours,” a meteorological department official here told GNS, adding, “no large change is expected for subsequent days till Oct 31.”

Regarding the temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 4.8°C against 3.7°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.0°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said.

Qazigund recorded a low of 2.4°C against 2.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.1°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.

In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at 0.6°C against 0.0°C on the previous night and it was 0.1°C above normal for the south Kashmir resort, he said.

Kokernag recorded a low of 5.2°C against 4.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C below normal for the place, he said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of 1.8°C against 0.5°C on the previous night and it was 0.6°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 3.0°C against 3.2°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 0.2°C below normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.

Jammu recorded a low of 13.4°C against 14.2°C on the previous night. It was 3.3°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 4.6°C (below normal by 0.9°C), Batote 8.0°C (0.4°C below normal), Katra 13.4°C (below normal by 0.3°C) and Bhadarwah 5.3°C (abovementioned normal by 0.3°C).(GNS)