Dry weather likely till Oct 31
Gulmarg coldest at 1.6°C, Jammu hottest at 29.7°C
Sajid Raina
Srinagar, Oct 24: The higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh light snowfall on Saturday, with Sinthan Top and Peer Ki Gali among the areas witnessing fresh snow, while the Meteorological Centre Srinagar has forecast generally dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir till October 31.
A brief spell of light rain is possible in a few districts on the afternoon of October 25, according to the weather department.
The forecast, accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), also indicates generally cloudy conditions with the possibility of light rain in the plains and light snowfall in higher reaches at isolated places from November 1 to 5.
The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at 6.6 degrees Celsius, 2.8 degrees above the seasonal normal, while the maximum temperature on Friday was recorded at 21.3 degrees Celsius, slightly above the normal of 21 degrees, the department’s data showed.
Pahalgam recorded a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal, while the tourist resort of Gulmarg registered a low of 1.6 degrees Celsius, 0.4 degrees below normal.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of 7.2 degrees Celsius, while Kupwara and Kukernag registered minimum temperatures of 4.6 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively.
In Jammu division, Jammu city recorded a maximum temperature of 29.7 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 15.5 degrees Celsius.
The Meteorological Centre has advised farmers to continue harvesting and other agricultural operations.
The weather department has forecast generally dry conditions from October 26 to 31, with cloudy weather likely towards the end of the month. (KNO)
