Srinagar, Dec 11: The Meteorological Department on Thursday said that isolated higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir are likely to receive light snowfall between December 13 and 17, as a weak Western Disturbance is expected to affect the region during this period.
Director MeT, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, told Rising Kashmir that the weather across J&K will remain partly cloudy on December 12.
“From December 13 to 17, the forecast indicates partly to generally cloudy conditions with the possibility of very light snow at isolated high-altitude areas of north and central Kashmir, mainly during late night and early morning hours,” he said.
The MeT further stated that another system is likely to affect the region from December 20–21, bringing generally cloudy conditions towards the evening with light rain and snow at scattered locations in the Kashmir division and isolated areas of the Jammu division.
From December 22–25, the weather is expected to remain partly cloudy, the official added.
Meanwhile, the department said that shallow to moderate fog will continue at many places in the Kashmir division and at isolated pockets of the Jammu division.
According to MeT data, day temperatures have remained 2–4°C above normal in several parts of Kashmir and 0–5°C above normal at many places in Jammu.
The night temperatures have stayed 1–4°C below normal across many areas of Kashmir, while remaining near normal in most parts of Jammu.
The lowest minimum temperature was recorded at Pahalgam and Kupwara (-4.6°C) in Kashmir and Bhaderwah (1.4°C) in Jammu.
The department reported that the region continued to witness dry weather over the past 24 hours.
