The minimum temperature increased on Friday even as the weather department forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy weather at most places in Jammu and Kashmir.
Quoting a meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.6°C against the previous night’s 0.6°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was ‘below’ normal by 0.7°C for the summer capital.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 3.8°C against minus 4.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 3.4°C against minus 3.8°C on the previous night and it was 3.3°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 10.2°C against 10.1°C on the previous night. It was 0.4°C ‘below’ normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
The MeT has forecast mainly clear weather at mainly clear to partly cloudy weather at most places in next 24 hours.
On February 26, he said, weather was likely to be generally cloudy with possibility of light rain and snow at scattered places. On February 27-28, he said, the weather was likely to be partly cloudy and on March 1-2, he said it is expected to be cloudy with possibility of light rain and snowfall at scattered places.
