SRINAGAR: Night temperature continued to hover below normal despite rise in mercury at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 7.0°C against 8.2°C on the previous night and it was 1.9°C below normal for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the year. Qazigund recorded a minimum of 7.2°C against 5.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.3°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Pahalgam recorded a low of 3.6°C against 2.4°C on the previous night and it was 0.4°C below normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of 7.7°C against 5.5°C on the previous night and it was 0.1°C above normal, the official said. Kupwara town recorded a low of 6.7°C against 6.2°C on the previous night and it was 0.9°C below normal there, the official said. Gulmarg recorded a low of 2.5°C against 1.0°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 0.8°C for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 18.6°C against 19.1°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 2.4°C for the winter capital of J&K. Banihal recorded a low of 8.6°C, Batote 9.7°C and Bhaderwah 7.1°C, he said. Regarding the forecast, he said, till April 25, generally dry weather is expected but afternoon thundershower/hailstorm activity at isolated places can’t be ruled out. From April 26-28, he said, there is possibility of generally cloudy weather with light to moderate rain and light snow (over higher reaches) with thunder at most places. From April 29-30, generally cloudy weather with light rain with thunder at many places has been predicted. Generally dry weather has been forecast from May 1-3.
