Srinagar: The higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir received a fresh snowfall while rains lashed plains on Monday, bringing down the mercury across the Union Territory.
Reports said that upper reaches of ski-resort Gulmarg, Kupwara in northern district, Banihal area and other places of J&K received fresh snowfall.
However, after cloudy weather conditions throughout the day, the rains lashed plains of Kashmir in the evening, bringing down temperature considerably.
Pertinently, the weatherman had predicted two-day wet spell from today with the main activity expected during the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday.
Director Meteorological centre, Sonum Lotus said there is a possibility of more intermittent rains in J&K parts and snowfall at isolated places even as he predicted that the weather conditions would start improving from Tuesday morning.
Deputy Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that the maximum as well as the minimum temperature will go down from now onwards significantly.
In Srinagar, the mercury settled at 26.5 degree Celsius, which was 2.6 degree Celsius lower than yesterday.
The mercury settled at 16.2 degree Celsius at Gulmarg while 23.9 degree Celsius was recorded at Pahalgam. In Kupwara, the mercury settled at 24.1 degree Celsius today.
Deputy Director MeT further informed there is a possibility of another wet spell from October 14 in Jammu & Kashmir. “The weather would remain mostly cloudy from October 14 while the rains as well as snowfall are also expected till October 17,” he said.
