MeT: Weather clears in Jammu and Kashmir

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Weather cleared this morning after rains lashed Kashmir Valley and parts of Jammu even as night temperature recorded increase at some places and dropped at others in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said.

 

A meteorological department official here told sources that in last 24 hours till 0830 hours, Srinagar received rainfall of 6.8mm, Qazigund 6.0mm, Pahalgam 5.4mm, Kupwara 4.9mm, Kokernag 6.2mm, Gulmarg 2.2mm, Banihal 1.8mm and Bhaderwah 1.0mm.

Regarding night temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a minimum of 7.2°C against 8.0°C on the previous night and it was 0.8°C above normal for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year.

With regard to the forecast, he said, generally dry weather is expected during next 24 hours.

On Friday, he said, weather is likely to be partly cloudy with “light rain/snow at isolated places”.

“Isolated to scattered light rain/TS is expected over Jammu and Kashmir from the early morning of Friday”.

From April 6-10, he said, generally dry weather is expected.

From April 11-12, he said, generally cloudy weather is expected with light rain/snow at isolated places.

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