Srinagar : Amid forecast for “generally cloudy with dry weather”, the minimum temperature recorded an increase in Jammu and Kashmir barring Srinagar and Kupwara on Wednesday.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.1°C against 5.3°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C above normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 3.0°C against 2.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.7°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 0.8°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night and it was 2.0°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of 5.9°C against 4.5°C on the previous night and it was 3.4°C above normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 1.4°C against 0.6°C on the previous night and it was 4.7°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 2.6°C against 2.8°C on the previous night and it was 0.3°C above normal for the north Kashmir area.
Jammu recorded a low of 15.6°C against 14.7°C on the previous night. It was 1.6°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 4.8°C (above normal by 0.6°C), Batote 8.9°C (above normal by 2.2°C), Katra 14.6°C (2.9°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 6.2°C (3.2°C above normal).
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil, he said, recorded a low of minus 5.5°C and minus 4.6°C respectively.
He said till March 16, “generally cloudy with dry weather” was expected.
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“Afternoon thunderstorms at isolated places can’t be ruled out,” the official said, adding, “Generally cloudy with intermittent light rain with thunder at scattered places was expected during March 17-20.” (GNS)
