Srinagar, June 18: Hot and dry weather is expected to last until June 23. On Sunday, most areas in Jammu and Kashmir saw nighttime temperatures rise and settle above usual.
GNS quoted a meteorologist as saying that the weather would be mostly dry, but that “brief spells of showers and thunderstorms, mostly in the late afternoon or evening, cannot be ruled out.” “The weather is likely to stay hot and dry, and the highest temperature in the plains of Jammu is likely to be between 38°C and 40°C,” he said.
He said, “As of right now, there is a chance of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning in scattered to fairly widespread places.”
But, he said, “no” big rain is expected this week as a whole.
He said that Srinagar’s low temperature was 17.0°C, up from 16.0°C the night before. This was 2.2°C higher than average for the summer city.
He said that the lowest temperature in Qazigund was 13.6°C, which was 0.4°C higher than usual for the town that is the entrance to Kashmir.
He said that the lowest temperature in Pahalgam was 8.6°C, compared to 9.4°C the night before. This was 0.1°C warmer than usual for the famous tourist town in the Anantnag district of south Kashmir.
He said that the temperature settled at 13.6°C in Kupwara town instead of 12.2°C the night before, which was 0.4°C above average for the north Kashmir area.
The low temperature in Kokernag was 14.2°C, which was 1.1°C higher than the average temperature for the area (13.1°C).
He said that Gulmarg had a low of 10.8°C instead of 8.8°C the night before. This was 1.5°C warmer than usual for the world-famous skiing area in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir.
He said that Jammu’s low temperature was 27.7°C, which was 2.2°C warmer than usual for J&K’s winter city.
Banihal’s low temperature was 14.5°C, which is 0.3°C above normal. Batote’s was 16.7°C, which was 0.7°C above normal. Katra’s was 24.8°C, which was 2.7°C above normal, and Bhaderwah’s was 14.6°C, which was 0.9°C above normal. He said that the lowest temperatures in Leh and Kargil, both in Ladakh, were 6.9°C and 12.5°C, respectively.
