Srinagar: Amid dry weather forecast, the night temperatures recorded a rise at most places, settling above normal across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
A meteorological department official said that mainly dry was expected even though possibility of “brief spell of shower and thunderstorm mainly towards late afternoon or evening cannot be ruled out”.
“Hot and dry weather likely to continue with maximum temperature over plains of Jammu likely to range between 38-40°C,” he said.
Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 17.0°C against 16.0°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 2.2°C for the capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 13.6°C against 13.4°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 0.3°C for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 8.6°C against 9.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.1°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 13.6°C against 12.2°C on the previous night and it was 0.4°C above normal for the north Kashmir area.
Kokernag recorded a low of 14.2°C against 13.1°C on the previous night and it was 1.1°C above normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 10.8°C against 8.8°C on previous night and it was above normal by 1.5°C for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 27.7°C against 25.9°C on the previous night and it was 2.2°C above normal and Katra logged 24.8°C (2.7°C above normal).
Pir Panchal’s Banihal recorded a low of 14.5°C (0.3°C above normal), Batote 16.7°C (0.7°C above normal), and Chenab valley’s Bhaderwah 14.6°C (above normal by 0.9°C).
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of 6.9°C and 12.5°C respectively, he said.
(GNS)
