Srinagar: Upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received light snowfall on Wednesday while rains lashed plains amid a wet spell for the next 24 hours.
A meteorological department official said 5 cm of snowfall was reported in north Kashmir’s Gulmarg, However, it also predicted dry weather from March 3 to 7.
He said Srinagar received 0.6mm of rain, Pahalgam 0.7mm, Kupwara 2.1mm, Banihal 1.2mm and Bhaderwah 1.1mm while Gulmarg received 5cm of snowfall in 24 hours till 0830 hours.
Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 6.4°C against 4.0°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 4.9°C for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 5.0°C against 1.8°C on the previous night and it was 4.6°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 0.6°C against minus 1.2°C on the previous night and it was 4.1°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of 3.4°C against 3.0°C on the previous night and it was 3.3°C above normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 2.0°C against minus 3.0°C on the previous night and it was 3.3°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 4.2°C against 2.8°C on the previous night and it was 4.2°C above normal for the north Kashmir area.
Jammu recorded a low of 14.2°C against 13.1°C on the previous night. It was 2.6°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Pir Panjal’s Banihal recorded a low of 5.6°C (above normal by 3.4°C), Batote 6.8°C (above normal by 3.3°C), and Chenab’s Bhadarwah 5.6°C (4.8°C above normal).
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 5.6°C and 3.6°C respectively, the official added.
(GNS)
