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Overnight rains brought some respite in hot and humid weather conditions as night temperature recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.
A meteorological department official said that Srinagar received 1.2mm of rain, Qazigund traces, Pahalgam 1.1mm, Kupwara 0.2mm, Banihal 1.4mm, Batote 8.6mm, Katra 2.2.mm and Bhaderwah 0.4mm.
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Regarding the temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 19.8°C against 22.4°C on the previous night but it remained above normal by 2.5°C for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 15.7°C against 20.0°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 2.1°C for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 4.6°C against 14.4°C on previous night and it was above normal by minus 6.8°C for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 29.1°C against 28.5°C on the previous night and it was 2.7°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 19.1°C (2.7°C above normal), Batote 20.1°C (2.1°C above normal), Katra 22.8°C (0.3°C below normal) and Bhaderwah 16.4°C (above normal by 4.6°C). Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of 13.0°C and 18.9°C respectively, he said.
The MeT department has forecast fairly widespread light rain/thunderstorm in Kashmir and widespread moderate rain/TS over Jammu Division during next 24 hours. Widespread light to moderate monsoon rain has been forecast thereafter for subsequent two days in J&K.
