Weatherman has forecast light rain and snow at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir from January 25-27 in Jammu and Kashmir.
While dry weather was likely to continue till January 24, a meteorological department official said that there is also the possibility of light rain and snow at scattered places from January 28-30.
He said that there is going to be improvement in visibility and maximum temperature during the next 2 days over Jammu Division which is presently witnessing fog during the morning.
Regarding the minimum temperature, the official said that Srinagar recorded minus 2.4°C against minus 4.6°C on the previous night and it was 0.3°C below normal for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the year.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 6.1°C against 2.3°C on the previous night, and it was below normal by 1.0°C for the winter capital of J&K.
Kashmir valley is under ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day harsh period of winter, which will end on January 29. However it does not mean an end to the winter. It is followed by a 20-day-long period called ‘Chillai-Khurd’ that occurs between January 30 and February 19 and a 10-day-long period ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (baby cold) which is from February 20 to March 1.
