Srinagar, Dec 16 (GNS): Light rains lashed plains while a few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir valley received fresh snowfall, officials said.
Due to feeble western disturbance hitting the J&K, they said, there was snowfall over higher reaches including world famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Snowfall was also witnessed in the Sonamarg tourist resort and on the Zojila axis, they added.
Meanwhile, the plains received light rain showers.
Meanwhile mercury plummeted further in south Kashmir but recorded a rise in central and north of Valley with Srinagar recording a low minus 1.3°C.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that today’s minimum temperature in Srinagar was below normal by 0.3°C. Qazigund recorded a minimum of minus 3.8°C against minus 2.8°C on the previous night, he said. The minimum temperature was 2.7°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, the official said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 5.1°C against minus 5.0°C on the previous night and it was 1.3°C below normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of minus 3.6°C against minus 1.9°C on the previous night and the temperature was below normal by 0.7°C for the place, the official said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 1.7°C against minus 4.2°C on the previous night and it was 0.7°C above normal there, the official said.
Gulmarg, the official said, recorded a low of minus 2.8°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night and the temperature was 1.4°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 5.9°C against 7.3°C on previous night, and it was below normal by 3.3°C for the winter capital of J&K. Banihal recorded minus 1.2°C, Batote 2.5°C and Bhaderwah o.2°C, he said.
MeT has predicted mainly dry and cold weather in J&K till December 24.
In the next 24 hours, generally cloudy weather with possibility of brief spell of light snow over extreme higher reaches is possibility, he said.
From December 17-24 December, the MeT has predicted “mainly dry weather.”
From December 24-26, he said, weather is expected to be generally cloudy with possibility of light snow over isolated higher reaches. “Overall no significant weather activity till December 26”. (GNS)
