Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 16: Kashmir was lashed by rains bringing respite to the people from hot weather with Weatherman forecasting more rains for next 10 days.
Kashmir valley was lashed by rains today with Pahalgam receiving highest precipitation during the last 24 hours.
A Meteorological Department official said that Pahalgam received 34.9mm rainfall, Kokernag 6.0mm, Qazigund 1.6mm, Gulmarg 0.8mm and Srinagar.
He said generally cloudy weather is expected with 1-2 spells of rain at most places of Kashmir today.
From July 17-20, he said, rain/thundershower was expected at scattered places of Jammu and Kashmir towards early morning, late afternoon and evening.
From July 21-22, he said, intermittent light to moderate rain and thundershower were expected at scattered places of J&K. “Overall, there’s no forecast of any major rainfall till July 25th,” he added.
Srinagar recorded a low of Srinagar recorded a low of 21.6°C against 20.2°C on the previous night and it was 3.5°C above normal.
Qazigund recorded a low of 19.4°C against 16.8°C on the previous night and it was 2.7°C above normal for the town.
Pahalgam recorded a low of 16.2°C against 12.1°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 4.2°C for the tourist resort.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 17.9°C against 18.2°C on the previous night and it was 1.3°C above normal for the town.
Kokernag recorded a low of 18.8°C against 16.5°C on the previous night and it was 1.9°C above normal for the place.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 14.0°C against 13.0°C on previous night and it was 2.2°C above normal for the skiing resort.
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