SRINAGAR: Weather turned pleasant as bright sunshine greeted people on Thursday after day-long rain and snow in Kashmir valley, where some upper reaches, including Zojila pass on Srinagar-Leh highway witnessed fresh snowfall in the morning
However, the night temperature dipped though settled above normal across the valley, where another spell of wet weather was predicted from Friday onwards.
A Met department spokesperson said that light rain and thundershowers would occur at isolated places during the next 24 hours in Kashmir.
He said a weather warning has been issued on Friday and Saturday during which light rain and thundershowers would occur at many places in the valley under the influence of a Western Disturbance (WD), which would hit the region.
After witnessing a dip of about two degrees in the night temperature, people in the summer capital, Srinagar woke up to a sunny morning. Against 9.3 degrees recorded on Wednesday, the night temperature in Srinagar was 7.8 degrees, which was slightly above normal. But, sun played hide and seek in the evening, resulting in some dip in the day temperature.
Sun played hide and seek in world famous ski resort of Gulmarg, about 55 km from here in North Kashmir. The ski resort was the only place in the valley were the night temperature dipped and settled below freezing point. The Mercury in Gulmarg, which remained deserted since lock down to curtail the spread of COVID-19 was announced, dipped about a degree and settled at minus 0.5 degrees, which is below normal.
The Mercury at health resort of Pahalgam, about 100 km in South Kashmir, dipped about three degree and settled at four degrees. Bright sunshine greeted the health resort, which also remained deserted due to the lock down.
The night temperature in Qazigund, gateway to the valley, Kupwara, in North Kashmir, and tourist resort of Kokernag dipped and settled at 7.7 degrees, 6.9 degrees and 8.7 degrees, respectively. (agencies)
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