Weatherman on Thursday forecast scattered to fairly widespread light rain/thunderstorm over Kashmir and Pir Panjal range of Jammu division in next 24 hours.A meteorological department official here said that weather will be mainly dry over the plains of Jammu division.The official told that Srinagar recorded a low of 13.4°C against 11.4°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, above normal by 2°C during this time of the year for the summer capital.
Qazigund recorded a low of 9.8°C against 9.1°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.4°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.Pahalgam recorded a minimum of 6.6°C against 5.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.7°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir during this time of the season, he said.Kokernag recorded a low of 10.9°C against 8.6°C on the previous night. It was 0.9°C above normal during this time of the season for the place in south Kashmir, the official said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 7.4°C against 3.2°C on the previous night, the official said. While 6.8°C is normal for the world famous skiing resort during this time of the season, the official said that the temperature was 0.6°C above normal for the place in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of 9.8°C against 9.2°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.3°C above normal for the district, the official told Global News Service.Jammu recorded a low of 26.2°C against 23.8°C on the previous night, the official said.
The temperature 2.3°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 12.4°C, Batote 16.8°C and Bhaderwah 13°C, the official said.The weatherman has forecast a spell of light to moderate rain/thunderstorm from May 21st (evening)-24th at many places of Jammu and at most places of Kashmir during May 20-24th. “Thereafter, there’s no forecast of any major rainfall but temp. (Temperature) will again rise gradually from the 25th till the next spell of rain.”
