MeT predicts mainly dry weather for two days in J&K
Srinagar: Meteorological Department (MeT) on Wednesday predicted mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for two days followed by the possibility of scattered light to moderate rain and snowfall from November 05 to 08.
A MeT official said that mainly dry weather is expected over Jammu and Kashmir till November 04.
From November 05-08, he said, weather is expected to be cloudy with scattered light to moderate rain and snowfall over middle and higher reaches. “There is no forecast of heavy snowfall (forecast confidence upto 75%),” he said.
Meanwhile light snowfall was reported on higher reaches while rains lashed plains during the last 24 hours till morning hours today.
Meanwhile, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 5.0°C against 7.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 2.5°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said.
Qazigund recorded a low of 3.0°C against 8.0°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.5°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said
In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at 0.2°C against minus 6.0°C on the previous night and it was 0.4°C above normal for the south Kashmir resort, he said.
Kokernag recorded a low of 3.8°C against 7.6°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C below normal for the place, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against 0°C on the previous night as it was 2.7°C below normal in the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 5.1°C against 6.4°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 3.2°C above normal for the district.
Jammu recorded a low of 15.3°C against 18.3°C on the previous night. It was 0.1°C below normal for the J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 7.2°C (below normal by 2.6°C), Batote 9.0°C (1.5°C above normal), Katra 15.5°C (above normal by 2.9°C) and Bhadarwah 5.3°C (above normal by 0.8°C).
