Mercury rises amid forecast for cloudy weather, light rains in J&K

Amid forecast for generally cloudy weather with light rain at isolated to scattered places, the minimum temperature recorded increase in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.

Quoting a meteorological department official, GNS reported that Srinagar recorded a low of 4.2°C against 3.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.5°C above normal for the summer capital.

Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 3.2°C against 2.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.9°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.

Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 0.6°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night and it was 1.8°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Gulmarg recorded a low of 2.2°C against 2.0°C on the previous night and it was 5.5°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

Jammu recorded a low of 15.8°C against 15.5°C on the previous night. It was 1.8°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.

He said generally cloudy weather with light rain at isolated to scattered places was expected on March 13. From 14th-17th, he said, generally cloudy weather with dry weather was expected.

“Afternoon thunderstorms at isolated places can’t be ruled out,” the official said, adding, “Generally cloudy with intermittent light rain with thunder at scattered places was expected during March 18-21.”