Srinagar: After a prolonged dry chillai-Kalan (the harshest winter), the chillai-Khurd (mild winter period) has begun with a wet spell, as rains lashed Srinagar city and other plains, while higher reaches including Pahalgam, Kokernag, and Gulmarg received snowfall across the Kashmir Valley on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.
A meteorological department official informed that in the last 24 hours, Srinagar received 1.9mm of rain, Qazigund 1.2mm, and Kupwara 8mm
Meanwhile, night temperature recorded a rise with Srinagar recording a low of 2.2°C against 0.8°C on the previous night and it was 2.9°C above normal for the Kashmir capital.
In South Kashmir; Qazigund, the gateway town of the valley, recorded a minimum of 0.4°C, same as on the previous night, above normal by 2.4°C.
While Pahalgam recorded a low of 0.1°C against minus 3.3°C on the previous night, above-normal by 6.2°C, Kokernag logged minus 0.2°C against 0.7°C on the previous night, above normal by 2.2°C.
In north Kashmir, Gulmarg, world famous skiing resort recorded a low of minus 3.0°C against minus 6.0°C on the previous night, above normal by 4.4°C.
Kupwara recorded a low of 1.3°C against 0.3°C on the previous night and it was 3.6°C above normal there, the official said.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 10.9°C and it was above normal by 2.5°C.
Pir Panchal’s Banihal recorded a low of 1.0°C and Chenab region’s Bhaderwah 1.2°C.
Regarding forecast, he said, there is possibility of light to moderate rain/snow at many places of J&K with chances of heavy snowfall over few higher reaches in many districts (Kupwara, Bandipora, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag) till February 1.
(GNS)