Gulmarg, Sonamarg receive fresh snowfall
Srinagar: Rain lashed most parts of Jammu and Kashmir with Srinagar receiving the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours even as temperature recorded a drop on Friday while Sonamarg Gulmarg recorded a fresh snowfall.
A meteorological department official here said Srinagar received 25.2mm of rain during the time till 0830 hours followed by Banihal (20.4mm), Pahalgam (17.8mm), Gulmarg (17.6mm), Qazigund (13.0mm), Kokernag (11.0mm), Kupwara (8.9mm), Bhaderwah (8.6mm), Batote (4.8mm), Katra (3.6mm) and Jammu (1.7mm).
Regarding night temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a minimum of 8.2°C against 9.8°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 2.1°C for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 8.4°C against 9.8°C on the previous night and it was 3.7°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of 5.0°C, the same as on the previous night and it was 3.4°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 7.7°C against 9.1°C on the previous night and it was 3.0°C above normal, the official said.
Kupwara town recorded a low of 7.3°C against 9.5°C on the previous night and it was 2.8°C above normal there, the official said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 0.4°C against 3.0°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 1.2°C for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 19.6°C and it was above normal by 3.0°C for the winter capital of J&K.
Banihal recorded a low of 10.4°C, Batote 10.1°C and Bhaderwah 9.6°C, he said.
With regard to the forecast, he said, fairly widespread light to moderate rain, and snow is expected over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
On March 31, he said, partly to generally cloudy weather with intermittent light rain and snow is expected at a few places. Generally, dry weather has been forecast thereafter till April 5.
