Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 9: People in Jammu reeled under blistering heatwave as the mercury soared to 43.1 degree Celsius, Weather Department officials said today.
The MeT Department has forecast rain and lightning, accompanied by gusty wind reaching up to a speed of 30-40 kilometres per hour, tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The prevailing heatwave conditions intensified power and water woes in different parts of the region.
According to the MeT Department, Jammu’s maximum temperature was 43.1 degree Celsius above normal, while the minimum settled at 27.8 degree Celsius, 2.1 notches above normal.
Srinagar recorded a maximum of 28.2 degree Celsius, which was 2.3 notches below average for the season. The minimum temperature stayed at 12.6 degree Celsius.
Leh recorded a high of 22.5 degrees Celsius, while Kargil’s maximum temperature stood at 22.8 degree Celsius.
Gulmarg and Pahalgam health resorts recorded their respective maximum temperatures at 16 and 23.9 degrees Celsius, it said.
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