Srinagar, May 23: The weather service has predicted rain throughout the plains of Jammu and Kashmir and “moderate to heavy snowfall” in the mountainous regions till May 26.
As of May 23rd to May 26th, the local weather service issued a “yellow weather warning (be aware)”.
“Rain/Thunderstorm very likely to commence at most places from late afternoon onwards (today),” stated a meteorological department official, as cited by GNS.
He predicted widespread light to moderate rain, thunder, and lightning, with the potential for hail and severe gusty winds in a select few locations.
Over higher elevations, “moderate to heavy snowfall” is likely, he warned.
He predicted that the weather will be partly to typically overcast from May 27-29.
Green indicates no action is required, yellow indicates the situation should be monitored, orange indicates that government agencies should be ready for severe weather, and red indicates that action is required.
Overflowing of local nallahs (rivulets, particularly low lying ones”), water logging in low laying locations, and damage due to hailstorm and lightning are all possible outcomes of this weather system, he stated.
“Surface transportation, especially the Srinagar–Jammu highway, Zojila, Mughal Road, Sinthan Top, etc., may be temporarily disrupted.”
An official from the meteorological department said that the overnight low in Srinagar was 14.8 degrees Celsius, up from 13.0 degrees the night before and 3.1 degrees above typical for the summer capital.
He said that the temperature at Qazigund, the entrance to Kashmir, dropped to 10.8 degrees Celsius rather than the customary 9.0 degrees Celsius the night before.
According to him, Pahalgam, a popular tourist destination in the Anantnag region of south Kashmir, had a low of 10.2 degrees Celsius, four degrees more than the average.
According to him, the temperature in Kupwara town was 12.6 degrees Celsius instead of 9.4 degrees the night before, which is 2.2 degrees Celsius warmer than average for the north Kashmir region.
The low temperature in Kokernag was 11.6 degrees Celsius, which is 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than average for the area, according to the authorities.
The temperature at Gulmarg, a popular ski destination in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, dropped to 9.0 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, down from 9.5 the night before and 2.2 degrees Celsius warmer than average.
He said that the low temperature in J&K’s winter capital of Jammu was 26.4 degrees Fahrenheit, which was 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit above usual.
The lowest temperature recorded was 14.7 degrees Celsius in Banihal, 17.3 degrees Celsius in Batote, 24.4 degrees Celsius in Katra, and 12.7 degrees Celsius in Bhaderwah (all above average by 2.7 to 3.4 degrees Celsius). Both Leh and Kargil in Ladakh had temperatures as low as 5 degrees Celsius, he added.
