Rains, snowfall expected in J&K over weekend: MeT

Quoting a MeT official, news agency reported that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.4°C against 1.2°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.8°C ‘below’ normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said.

Qazigund recorded a low of minus 0.4°C against 3.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.7°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.

In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at minus 4.2°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night and it was 3.0°C below normal for the south Kashmir resort, he said.

Kokernag recorded a low of 0.6°C against 3.1°C on the previous night and it was 1.7°C below normal for the place, he said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 3.0°C against 3.6°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 1.7°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the official said.

“There is no forecast of any major snow spell till the end of November,” he added.