Upper reaches of Kashmir receives season’s first snowfall
The upper reaches of Kashmir Valley experienced the first snowfall of the season while plains were lashed by rain, ending a long dry spell that brought down the temperature on Monday, officials said.
The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said on Monday the higher reaches of the Kashmir valley received snowfall while widespread light to moderate rain lashed plains during the past 24 hours.
Isolated places in Jammu also received light rain during the period.
Reports of light snowfall were received from the Affarwat mountains of the skiing resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, Razdan Top in Bandipora, Sadna Top, Peer Panjal Range of Mountains, and other higher reaches of the Kashmir valley during the past 24 hours.
It was currently raining at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir and cloudy at the rest of the places, the MeT office said.
The MeT office predicted the weather will remain generally cloudy in J&K Monday while light rain will occur in scattered places in Kashmir and isolated places in the Jammu region.
There is a possibility of rain in isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir on September 26, while the weather will be mainly dry but warmer than today on September 27–28. Rain will likely be experienced at many places in Jammu and Kashmir on September 29–30.
Overall, there’s “no” forecast of any major rain or snowfall for the next one week, the MeT office added.
Srinagar and its adjoining areas were lashed by rain, ending a long dry spell much to the delight of the people. It also brings down the temperature and forces people and tourists to wear warm clothes.
Srinagar received 18.3mm of rainfall, Qazigund 5.2mm, Pahalgam 17.9mm, Kupwara 3.0mm, Kokernag 3.0mm, and Gulmarg 20.6mm during the past 24 hours.
Srinagar recorded a low of 10.8 degrees Celsius, Qazigund 11.0 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 7.8 degrees Celsius, Kupwara 10.6 degrees Celsius, Kokernag 10.0 degrees Celsius, and Gulmarg 4.0 degrees Celsius on Monday.
