Srinagar: Amid fresh snowfall at the upper reaches of the Kashmir Valley; intermittent rainfall continued to lash the Himalayan region for two days, bringing down the day temperature to below normal.
As per reports, upper parts of Kashmir valley including Kulgam, Gurez, Gulmarg, Sinthan, Margan, and others experienced fresh snowfall since Sunday evening.
Also, the Qazigund and Kokernag areas of South Kashmir witnessed highest rainfall in the last 24 hours with officials saying the precipitation of 49.8 mm and 62.2 mm rainfall was recorded after the gap of 13 years.
The data shared by the Meteorological department (MeT) revealed that Pir Panchal region’s Banihal recorded a rainfall of 40.2 mm in the last 24 hours ‘after a gap of 10 years’.
Srinagar recorded 1.6 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours till 08:30 AM while Pahalgam in South Kashmir logged 15.1 mm the official data reveals.
As per the data, Gulmarg recorded a rainfall of 10.8 mm in the last 24 hours while Bataote in Jammu division recorded a rainfall of 20.3 mm.
Moreover, Director MeT, Sonum Lotus said that there would be a significant improvement in the weather conditions from tomorrow.
However, he said; “Rains and thunderstorm in the late afternoon or evening cannot be ruled out at some places.”
From May 10-15, the weather would remain mainly dry while the temperature would also go up as the warmer days are expected from May 10 onwards, he added.
Meanwhile, an Independent Weather Forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng said that ‘February-like weather conditions were witnessed in parts of Jammu and Kashmir’.
In Srinagar, he said that the day temperature settled at 13.6 degree Celsius, which is 10.0 degree Celsius below normal, adding that the mercury settled at 2.2 degree Celsius in Gulmarg, which is 12.0 degree Celsius below normal while Pahalgam recorded a maximum temperature of 8.1 degree Celsius, which is 12.1 degree Celsius below normal.
Many other stations like Qazigund, Kokernag, Kupwara, Jammu, Banihal, Batote, Bhaderwah and Katra also recorded below normal temperature on Monday, 8 May.
(KNO)
