MeT predicts wet weather for three days
Srinagar: The weatherman here has predicted a three-day wet spell across Jammu and Kashmir till February 04, saying that the main activity will be on Thursday (February 03).
Officials in the Meteorological department (MeT) said that there is possibility of light to moderate rains or snow across Jammu and Kashmir from February 02.
The officials said that the weather conditions would remain mostly cloudy during the next three days, adding that light rains or snow would also occur across Jammu and Kashmir during these days.
However, the MeT officials said that there is a possibility of light rains or snow at scattered places during February 06-07.
The overall weather conditions would likely remain erratic with the possibility of occasional light snowfall at scattered places till February 08.
Meanwhile, Deputy Director MeT, Mukhtar Ahmad said that during the 40-day harshest period, Chila-i-Kalan, J&K received normal rain and snowfall.
Pertinently, Chila-i-Khurd, the 20-day cold winter period has begun in Kashmir.
Meanwhile, a meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of minus 1.9°C against last night’s 1.8°C.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 2.8°C against minus 0.3°C on the previous night, he said.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of minus 2.6°C, same as recorded on the previous night, the official said.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 6.1°C against minus 6.2°C on the last night, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 8.0°C against minus 9.0°C on the previous night, he said. The temperature is 0.4°C below normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.2°C against 0.3°C on the previous night, the official said.
While the ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter ended on January 30, Kashmir is under the grip of the 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ which would be followed by 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.
Jammu recorded a low of 7.1°C against previous night’s 7.2°C. The temperature was 1.3°C below normal for the J&K’s winter capital during this time of the year, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of minus 0.1°C, Katra had a minimum of 6.0°C while Bhaderwah recorded a low of minus 1.0°C, the official said.
Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of minus 13.6°C against last night’s minus 12.4°C while mercury at automatic station in Kargil settled at minus 18.2°C. Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 22.0°C against last night’s minus 20.2°C, official said.
The weatherman has forecast “fairly widespread light to moderate rain and snow and thundershowers” on February 3.
“Overall, weather is likely to remain partly to generally cloudy (this) week. There’s no forecast of any major weather till 1st week of February.”
