Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 9 : After two weeks of inclement weather during which there were rains and light snowfall over upper reaches, weather improved today bringing some respite from the cold weather conditions.
The sum came out this morning bringing some respite from cold weather after two weeks of intense cold weather caused due to heavy and incessant rains and snowfall.
The Meteorological department today forecast “mainly dry” weather along with a rise in day temperature in Kashmir.
In the next 24 hours, a MeT official said that mainly dry weather is expected even though “a brief spell of rain and thunderstorm in the late afternoon or evening can’t be ruled out at some places, although chances are less.”
From May 10-12, he said, the weather is likely to be mainly dry. “There will be rise in temperature and warmer days are expected during the time.”
From May 13-15, he said there was possibility of rain and thunderstorm at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar recorded a low of 6.3°C against 6.7°C on the previous night and it was 4.4°C below normal for the city.
Qazigund recorded a low of 5.8°C against 4.0°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 3.4°C for the town.
Pahalgam recorded a low of 1.8°C against 2.6°C on previous night and it was 3.7°C below normal for the famous tourist resort.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 4.7°C against 5.2°C as on the previous night and it was 4.6°C below normal for the town.
Kokernag recorded a low of 4.0°C against 2.2°C on the previous night and it was 5.2°C below normal for the place.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 0.5°C against minus 0.4°C on previous night and it was 5.7°C below normal for the skiing resort.
Leh recorded a low of 1.6°C.
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