Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 13: The weatherman today forecast improvement in the weather and a gradual increase in the temperature across Kashmir until July 19 after which a further change in the system is expected.
The officials at the MeT’s Srinagar station told Excelsior that there will be an improvement in the weather system from Wednesday afternoon followed by a gradual increase in the temperature.
“As of now, we are expecting that the weather will change from Wednesday afternoon; the temperature will again increase until July 19 after which the system will change further,” Deputy Director, MeT Dr Mukhtar Ahmad told Excelsior.
With the rainfall that was witnessed across Kashmir, there was a considerable drop in the maximum and minimum temperatures across the region. In the last 24 hours, Srinagar received 6.7 mm of rain, Anantnag 3.2mm, Kulgam 12 mm, Shopian 2mm, Pulwama 6mm, Budgam 3.8mm, Bandipora 3mm, Gulmarg 7.2mm and Kupwara 3 mm.
On the day, as per the MeT, Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 25.0 degrees Celsius which is 4.6 degrees less than the normal, and a minimum temperature was recorded 18.4 degrees Celsius, Kupwara recorded a maximum temperature of 28.7 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 17.3 degrees Celsius, Qazigund recorded 23.5 degrees Celsius as maximum temperature and 17.2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
Kokernag on the day recorded a maximum temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 15.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam recorded a maximum temperature of 19.8 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 13.7 degrees Celsius while, Gulmarg had a maximum temperature of 17.2 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 11.0.
Meanwhile, after traffic remained suspended on the Srinagar-Uri road today for several hours, the road was cleared for vehicular traffic movement after it was closed following a landslide triggered by incessant rains in the area.
Officials said that a massive landslide hit the road near the Lagama area in Uri early in the morning forcing the suspension of the vehicular traffic movement on the road. “Men and machinery from Border Roads Organization (BRO) were pressed in and after hours of efforts, the road was made through for traffic,” officials said.
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