Srinagar: Rains continued to lash Jammu and Kashmir with night temperatures recording below normal on Wednesday.
The meteorological department has also forecasted widespread light to moderate rain, thunder and lightning with the possibility of hailstorms and gusty winds at a few places till Friday.
In the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Srinagar received 16.2mm of rain, Qazigund 7.6mm, Pahalgam traces, Kupwara 0.4mm, Kupwara 10.6mm, Gulmarg 8.8mm, Jammu 1.3mm, Banihal 11.8mm, Botote 33.6mm, Katra 4.8mm and Bhaderwah 13.4mm.
Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 11.6°C against 11.8°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 0.9°C for the capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 10.2°C against 11.2°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 0.9°C for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 7.8°C against 8.8°C on the previous night and it was 1.2°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 11.2°C, the same as on the previous night and it was 0.2°C above normal for the north Kashmir area.
Kokernag recorded a low of 9.1°C against 8.3°C on the previous night and it was 2.0°C below normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 5.0°C against 4.0°C on previous night and it was below normal by 2.6°C for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 18.0°C against 20.6°C on the previous night and it was 7.5°C below normal and Katra logged 16.1°C (5.7°C below normal).
Pir Panchal’s Banihal recorded a low of 10.5°C (below normal by 2.2°C), Batote 11.7°C (2.2°C below normal), and Chenab’s Bhaderwah 10.8°C (below normal by 0.8°C).
Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of 4.8°C, he said.
(GNS)
