Srinagar, Mar 12 — The Meteorological Department on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness intermittent rain and snowfall until March 20, with a brief dry spell expected on March 13 and 14.
According to the Meteorological Centre Srinagar, the region will experience generally cloudy conditions over the coming days, with rain in the plains and snowfall in the higher reaches at several places.
“Generally cloudy weather with a spell of light to moderate rain in plains and snowfall in higher reaches is expected towards the night of March 15 and morning of March 16 at scattered to many places,” the MeT department said.
The department said the weather on March 12 will remain partly cloudy with the possibility of brief spells of light rain in plains and light snowfall in higher reaches at a few places.
It said generally dry weather is likely across region on March 13 and 14.
For March 17 and 18, the department forecast generally cloudy conditions with the possibility of brief spells of light rain or snowfall in isolated areas towards the night of March 17 and morning of March 18.
“Generally cloudy conditions with the possibility of light to moderate rain in the plains and snowfall in the higher reaches at scattered to many places are expected on March 19 and 20,” the department said.
The weather is likely to remain generally dry again between March 21 and 23, it added.
Meanwhile, the department issued an advisory warning of possible thunderstorms and gusty winds at a few places towards the evening of March 15.
Farmers have been advised to resume agricultural operations on March 13 and 14 when dry weather is expected.
Over the past 24 hours, Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 12.5°C and a minimum of 7.9°C. Qazigund registered a high of 18.6°C and a low of 6.6°C.
Kupwara recorded a maximum of 10.2°C and a minimum of 4.5°C, while the tourist resort of Gulmarg reported a high of 5.4°C and a low of 1.4°C.