Srinagar, Apr 7: Incessant rain lashes the summer capital, Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley on Tuesday, resulting in considerable dip in the maximum temperature.
Meanwhile, the night temperature also dipped due to intermittent rain and settled slightly below normal in most places in the valley, where a weather warning has been issued during which isolated heavy rain and thundershowers with gusty winds (30 to 40 km per hour) would occur on Tuesday.
A Met department spokesperson told UNI that light rain and thundershowers would occur at some places in the valley during the next 24 hours under the influence of a Western Disturbance (WD), which is active in the region.
He said there is another weather warning for Thursday during which isolated heavy rain and thundershowers with gusty winds (30 to 40 km per hour) would occur.
After witnessing a dip of about a degree in the night temperature, people woke up to a chilly and cloudy Tuesday morning in Srinagar. Against 7.4 degree recorded on Monday, the night temperature in the city was 6.5, degree, which is slightly below normal. However, as the day progressed sun came out from behind the cloudy, resulting in some improvement in the temperature. The weather again turned cloudy in the afternoon followed by heavy rain in Srinagar.
He said skies would be generally cloudy to partly cloudy during the next 24 hours in Srinagar, where maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 19 degree and 7 degree, respectively.
The skies were cloudy in world famous ski resort of Gulmarg, about 55 km from here in north Kashmir, resulting in dip in the day temperature. The ski resort was the only place in the valley where the mercury settled below freezing point. Against minus 0.4 degree, the night temperature in Gulmarg was minus 0.5 degree, which is a degree below normal. The ski resort remained deserted as the 21-day lock down continued in the country to curtail spread of Coronavirus.
The day temperature dipped at world famous health resort of Pahalgam, about 100 km from here in south Kashmir, due to intermittent light to moderate rain. Against 5 degree recorded on Monday, the night temperature dipped and settled at 1.2 degree.
Incessant intermittent rain also lashed other parts of the valley, including Qazigund, gateway to the valley, Kupwar in north Kashmir and tourist resort of Kokerag. (UNI)
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