MeT predicts widespread rains, snowfall in JK
Srinagar: As rains lashed most parts of Kashmir on Thursday, the weatherman here has predicted light to moderate rain and snow in Kashmir on March 06 and 07, saying that a fresh Western disturbance is affecting the region from Sunday.
The temperature plummeted across the Valley after Kashmir received fresh rainfall today, officials in the Meteorological department (MeT) said.
They said that the prevalent weather conditions would likely continue till today late night and there is a possibility of gradual decrease thereafter with significant improvement from tomorrow, adding that dry weather would likely to continue till night of March 05.
However, Deputy Director of MeT, Mukhtar Ahmad said that a fresh WD would likely affect J&K and adjoining areas from 6th March to 7th March.
“Widespread light to moderate rain in plains with moderate snowfall over middle and higher reaches of Kashmir would likely occur during the period. The main activity of the system will most likely to concentrate over higher reaches of Kupwara, Baramula, Bandipora, Budgam and Ganderbal with chances of heavy snowfall over isolated places,” he said.
Meanwhile, Gulmarg hill resort received fresh snowfall officials said. With overnight cloud cover, the night temperature hovered around above freezing point in all observatory places of the meteorological department barring Gulmarg.
A meteorological department official said that Srinagar had traces of rainfall since overnight while as the summer capital of J&K recorded a low of 4.6°C against last night’s 4.8°C.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, had 0.4mm of rain and recorded a low of 0.9°C against 2.0°C on the previous night, he said.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of 0.9°C against 1.4°C on the previous night, the official said.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 0.5°C against minus 0.8°C last night, he said.
Gulmarg received 7 cms of fresh snowfall and recorded a low of minus 4.4°C against minus 5.4°C on the previous night, he said.
The temperature was 0.1°C below normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of 4.6°C against 3.5°C on the previous night, the official said.
Jammu recorded a low of 14.0°C against 11.1°C on the previous night, the official said. The temperature was 1.7°C above normal for the J&K’s winter capital during this time of the year, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 4.6°C, Batote with 0.8mm of rainfall had a minimum of 4.9°C while Bhaderwah recorded a low of 4.6°C, the official said.
Ladakh’s Leh recorded a minimum of minus 4.6°C against last night minus 6.4°C on the previous night while automatic Kargil station at recorded a low of minus 9.0°C. Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 11.7°C against 17.8°C on the previous night, officials said.
There is a forecast for “isolated to scattered light rain/snow/TS”. The official however said there’s no forecast of any “significant weather” till March 5. (with inputs from KNO)
