Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Oct 22: Parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall this evening while the rains lashed several parts of the Valley, bringing down the temperatures across the region.
Zojila Pass along Srinagar-Leh highway, Razdan Top in Gurez and other parts in North Kashmir received fresh snowfall this evening.
The weatherman has forecast two-day wet spell across Jammu and Kashmir from this evening to Sunday afternoon. He said that the major activity of the Western Disturbance affecting J&K, will be on Saturday.
The local Meteorological Department has forecast snow as well as the rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir till Sunday afternoon.
The MeT office said that on 23rd October, widespread moderate rain is expected in the plains while snowfall is likely over higher reaches. “Some places on higher reaches especially over Pirpanjal, hilly areas of South Kashmir may receive heavy snow,” it said.
“On 24th Oct, light to moderate rainfall is expected at many places”, the official said.
In wake of the weather advisory, the authorities in Bandipora district closed the 84-km-long Bandipora-Gurez road for vehicular movement this afternoon.
An order issued by Sub Divisional Magistrate Gurez, read that in view of weather advisory issued by Meteorological department, the traffic on Dawar-Bandipora Dawar-Tulail road shall remain suspended w.e.f. 03: 00 PM of 22-10-2021 till further orders.
“SHO police station Gurez, SHO Police Station Budugam and I/c police post Izmerg are hereby directed to not allow any vehicle from Dawar to Bandipora and Dawar to Tulail and vice versa after cut-off timing,” the order read.
The temperatures, in the meantime, has started plummeting across the Valley with Srinagar recording 7.6 degrees Celsius against 7.2 degrees Celsius on the previous day while Qazigund recorded 5.8 degrees Celsius against 6.4 degrees Celsius the previous day.
Pahalgam in South Kashmir has recorded a maximum of 3.1 degrees Celsius against 2.6 degrees Celsius a day earlier while Kokernag recorded a temperature of 6.6 degrees Celsius against previous day’s 6.7 degrees Celsius.
Kupwara district recorded a maximum of 5.4 degrees Celsius against 4.7 degrees Celsius on the previous day.
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