Jammu: The meteorological department has forecasted a heat wave over plains and hilly districts of Jammu Division from May 22.
“Plains of Jammu region will be gripped by a heat wave from tomorrow, including the hilly districts, and it will continue during the next few days,” an official from the MeT said.
Regarding temperatures, he said Kashmir capital Srinagar recorded a low of 13.2°C against 12.4°C on the previous night, above normal by 1.5°C.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 10.6°C against 10.2°C on the previous night, and it was 0.3°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir valley.
While Pahalgam recorded a low of 6.2°C against 6.5°C on the previous night, normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir, Kokernag recorded a minimum of 10.8°C against 9.7°C, above normal by 0.7°C.
In north Kashmir, Gulmarg recorded a minimum of 8.2°C against 8.0°C on the previous night, and it was above normal by 1.4°C for the world-famous skiing resort.
Kupwara recorded a minimum of 10.5°C against 9.6°C on the previous night, and it was above normal by 0.1°C.
Jammu recorded a low of 24.7°C against 25.1°C on the previous night, and it was above normal by 0.3°C.
Pir Panchal’s Banihal recorded a low of 13.0°C, and Chenab valley’s Bhaderwah logged 11.6°C.
(GNS)