Srinagar: As thundershowers at places and heavy rains in some areas brought some respite from the scorching heat, the relief did not last long as mercury once again soared at many places across Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday.
According to the news agency KNO, eight weather stations out of 11 recorded above 30 degree Celsius temperature today with Srinagar, the summer capital, recording a maximum temperature of 31.7 degree Celsius.
Qazigund, a gateway of Kashmir, recorded a maximum temperature of 31.9 degree Celsius while Pahalgam tourist resort recorded 29.6 degree Celsius.
The mercury settled at 28.7 degree Celsius in Kupwara while in Kokernag and Gulmarg ski-resort recorded 31.9 degree Celsius and 21.0 degree Celsius respectively.
The rise in maximum temperatures was recorded amidst the forecast of intermittent rains and thundershowers across Jammu and Kashmir for the next few days.
In Jammu, the mercury settled at 36.4 degree Celsius while in Banihal it settled at 33.6 degree Celsius. It settled at 31.4 degree Celsius in Batote and 33.3 degree Celsius and 33.0 degree Celsius in Katra and Bhaderwah stations respectively.
For the next 24 hours, the weatherman here has predicted generally cloudy weather with intermittent spells of light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places of Kashmir division and widespread places of Jammu division.
From August 01 to August 07, Director Meteorological department (MeT), Dr Mukhtar Ahmad stated that generally cloudy weather with spells of intermittent light to moderate rain and thundershowers is expected at many places of Kashmir division and most places of Jammu division.
The MeT also issued an advisory, saying that intense showers for a brief period with possibility of flash floods, cloud bursts, landslides, mudslides and shooting stones are expected over vulnerable places of J&K with possibility of heavy rainfall at few places of Jammu division.
Pertinently, most parts of Jammu & Kashmir experienced thundershowers and some areas received heavy rains yesterday, which led to the dip in the mercury and ended the prolonged dry spell and heat wave conditions in the Union Territory.
