Srinagar: Kashmir’s famed ski resort Gulmarg received yet another spell of snowfall while some plains also experienced rainfall during the past 24 hours, officials said.
According to the Meteorological Centre in Srinagar, the plains of Jammu are expected to experience light to moderate rainfall, while several areas in Jammu and Kashmir, including the higher altitudes of the Chenab Valley and the Pir Panjal Range, are likely to witness light to moderate snowfall on Wednesday.
Another spell of light to moderate rainfall in the plains and snowfall across various regions of Jammu and Kashmir is anticipated on January 23.
The weather is predicted to remain mostly dry from January 24 to 28. However, there is a slight chance of light rain and snow in isolated locations between January 29 and January 31.
The higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley, including the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, received 11.2 mm of snowfall, much to the delight of the tourists staying there. Several parts of the Kashmir Valley also experienced light rainfall.
Barring Gulmarg, the night temperature continued to rise across all the weather stations of the valley and recorded 3°C to 6°C above normal during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. The day temperature recorded on Monday was also 3°C to 5°C above normal at many weather stations except Gulmarg and Kupwara the other day.
The minimum temperature at Srinagar further improved and recorded 0.6°C against the 1.0°C the previous night, and this was 2.9°C above the average for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during the period.
Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district turned out to be the coldest place in the valley, with a minimum temperature plummeting to -8.5°C against the -3.2°C the previous night. This was 0.1°C below the normal for the ski resort during this period of the season.
Pahalgam also witnessed a significant dip and recorded at -4.2°C against the -2.2°C the previous night. This was 2.7°C above normal for the tourist spot of South Kashmir during the period.
Qazigund on the Srinagar Jammu national highway had a low of 1.6°C against -1.6°C the previous night, and it was 5.9°C above normal for the gateway to Kashmir during the period, the MeT office said.
The night temperature also witnessed significant improvement at Kokernag, also in South Kashmir, and recorded at a low of 1.2°C against -1.4°C the previous night, and it was 4.9°C above the average for the picnic spot during the period.
Kupwara had a low of 1.2°C against 1°C the previous night, and this was 4.9°C above normal for the frontier district of North Kashmir during this period of the season.
