Srinagar: The Metrological Department has predicted heavy snowfall on upper reaches of Kashmir valley and widespread rains across plains between 6 to 7 March.
“A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas from 6th March to 7th March, MeT official said.
"Widespread light to moderate rain in plains with moderate snowfall over middle and high reaches of Kashmir Division is most likely to occur," he added.
There are chances of heavy Snowfall over the isolated higher reaches of Kupwara, Baramula, Bandipora, Budgam and Ganderbal.
However, the Jammu region have chances of light to moderate rain including thunderstorm
during the same period, the offical added.
“There is possibility of moderate to heavy snowfall over Zojila-Gumri axis and moderate snow over Drass and Minamarg and light snow over kargil and Leh district," he said.
"Dry weather is likely till the night of 5th March.”
Meanwhile, Gulmarg received fresh snowfall while rains lashed some parts of Jammu and Kashmir including its summer capital, Srinagar.
With overnight cloud cover, the night temperature hovered around above freezing point in all observatory places of the meteorological department barring the Gulmarg.
The meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, had traces of rainfall since overnight while as the summer capital of J&K recorded a low of 4.6°C against last night’s 4.8°C.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, had 0.4mm of rain and recorded a low of 0.9°C against 2.0°C on the previous night, he said.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of 0.9°C against 1.4°C on the previous night, the official said.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 0.5°C against minus 0.8°C last night, he said.
Gulmarg received 7 cms of fresh snowfall and recorded a low of minus 4.4°C against minus 5.4°C on the previous night, he said.
The temperature was 0.1°C below normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of 4.6°C against 3.5°C on the previous night, the official said.
Jammu recorded a low of 14.0°C against 11.1°C on the previous night, the official said. The temperature was 1.7°C above normal for the J&K’s winter capital during this time of the year, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 4.6°C, Batote with 0.8mm of rainfall had a minimum of 4.9°C while Bhaderwah recorded a low of 4.6°C, the official said.
Ladakh’s Leh recorded a minimum of minus 4.6°C against last night minus 6.4°C on the previous night while automatic Kargil station at recorded a low of minus 9.0°C. Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 11.7°C against 17.8°C on the previous night, officials said.
(GNS)
