Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir valley recorded the hottest day of the season so far with the mercury touching 33.3°C in Kashmir’s capital Srinagar on Tuesday.
The maximum temperature in Srinagar was 4.1°C above normal for the season, and surpassed the previous highest of 31.8°C recorded on June 18, a meteorological department official said.
Other places including Pahalgam (27.8°C), Qazigund (32.6°C), Kokernag (31.4°C), Kupwara (32.1°C ) and Gulmarg (23.4°C) also recorded the hottest day of the season.
From June 24th-28, he said, generally, cloudy weather with intermittent light to moderate thunderstorms was expected at scattered to fairly widespread places.
“Maximum temperature in many parts of Kashmir Division is likely to range between 30-32°C and 38-40°C in Jammu,” he said, adding, “Hot and dry weather likely to continue till June 23.”
(GNS)
