Weather Advisory: Meteorological department Predicts Possibility Of Rain in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 16: The minimum temperatures dropped slightly across Kashmir Valley including this summer capital of the J&K, the weatherman said on Tuesday.
A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.9°C against minus 0.3°C on the previous night. It was minus 1.9°C below the normal of 1.0°C for this time of the year in Srinagar, the official said.
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The temperatures this season, especially last month, remained far below normal. On January 31, the mercury plunged to minus 8.8°C, the coldest January night recorded in Srinagar after 30 years.
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Qazigund, the gateway town of J&K, recorded a low of minus 2.5°C against minus 2.8°C on the previous night while the mercury settled at minus 4.2°C against 4.3°C in the world-famous tourist resort of Pahalgam on the previous night.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 0.6°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night, he said.
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The mercury also settled at minus 2.8°C in Kupwara against minus 2.3°C on the previous night while Gulmarg, the world-famous skiing resort, recorded a low of minus 4.0°C against minus 3.0°C on the earlier night, he said.
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The weatherman has forecast mainly dry weather over the plains of J&K for now and a possibility of “scattered” rainfall on February 22.