MeT forecasts snow, rain

Excelsior Correspondent

Srinagar, Mar 29 : Weatherman today forecast intermittent rain and thunderstorm in plains and snowfall over higher reaches at most places in Kashmir from March 30 to April 5.
A Meteorological Department official said that the thunderstorm may be accompanied by strong gusty winds.
He said that there would be snowfall in the hills of Kashmir and rains in the Valley from tomorrow for one week.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures recorded increase at most places with mercury settling below normal barring Gulmarg.
Srinagar recorded a low of 5.5°C against 4.7°C the previous night and it was 0.6°C below normal for the city.
Qazigund recorded a low of 2.6°C against 3.5°C the previous night and it was 2.1°C below normal for the town.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 0.3°C against minus 0.6°C the previous night and it was 1.9°C below normal for the tourist resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of 4.2°C, the same as the previous night and it was 0.4°C below normal for the place.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 0.0°C against 0.5°C the previous night and it was 0.8°C above normal for the skiing resort.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 4.3°C against 3.2°C the previous night and it was 0.3°C below normal for the town.