{"id":29652,"date":"2026-09-06T02:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=29652"},"modified":"2026-09-06T02:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:04:18","slug":"kashmir-upper-reaches-receive-seasons-first-snowfall-rain-lashes-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/06\/kashmir-upper-reaches-receive-seasons-first-snowfall-rain-lashes-plains\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir upper reaches receive season\u2019s first snowfall, rain lashes plains\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Srinagar records 26.6\u00b0C, Jammu settles at 32.7\u00b0C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, Sep 05: Rain lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, while Kashmir upper reaches recorded the season’s first snowfall, bringing a nip in the air and signalling the gradual onset of autumn.<\/p>\n

According to the details available with the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the rainfall was accompanied by hailstorms and gusty winds at a few places, including parts of Srinagar, while light snowfall was reported from the extreme higher reaches, including the mountains around Zojila Pass, Gumri, Gulmarg and the Pir Panjal range.<\/p>\n

Snowfall was also recorded over the higher reaches of Srinagar, with Mahadev Peak seen covered in fresh snow. Moreover, there were also reports of snowfall from Kaobal Gali, Tulail Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cSnowfall today has remained confined to around 3900 metres and above. This was expected as the prediction for extreme higher reaches was already shared,\u201d said an independent weatherman.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen snowfall begins to occur over the extreme higher reaches, even during short spells, it can signal the onset of autumn and the withdrawal of monsoon season,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

According to the India Meteorological Department’s evening weather bulletin, Srinagar recorded 0.4 mm of rainfall between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, while Pahalgam received 2.6 mm, Qazigund 1 mm, and Kukernag 1.2 mm.<\/p>\n

Gulmarg recorded 7.2 mm of rainfall during the period, while Katra received no rain during the day but recorded 42.6 mm in the preceding 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 26.6 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 17.2 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees above normal.<\/p>\n

Pahalgam recorded a maximum of 23.4 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 13.4 degrees, while Gulmarg recorded 19 degrees and 7.6 degrees, respectively.<\/p>\n

In Jammu, the maximum temperature was 32.7 degrees Celsius, which was normal for this time of the year, while the minimum stood at 23.4 degrees, 0.4 degrees below normal.<\/p>\n

The weather system has now largely cleared the J&K region, though a short-duration spell of rain or thundershower is possible at a few places on Sunday, particularly during the morning and afternoon hours.<\/p>\n

Mostly dry weather is expected to prevail across Jammu and Kashmir thereafter till September 12, according to the forecast.<\/p>\n

The fresh snowfall over the extreme higher reaches is considered a seasonal indicator, with such snowfall during this period often coinciding with the gradual transition towards autumn and the withdrawal of the monsoon season. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar records 26.6\u00b0C, Jammu settles at 32.7\u00b0C Srinagar, Sep 05: Rain lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, while Kashmir upper reaches recorded the season’s first snowfall, bringing a nip in the air and signalling the gradual onset of autumn. According to the details available with the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the rainfall […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29652"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29654,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29652\/revisions\/29654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}