Orange alert sounded for March 31
Fayaz Bukhari/
Gopal Sharma
SRINAGAR/ JAMMU, Mar 30: The widespread moderate rain and snow on the higher reaches has been predicted by the Meteorological Department in Jammu and Kashmir during next two days.
A MeT official forecasted isolated heavy rain and thunder and lightning across Kashmir on March 31. He said that there was forecast for scattered light rain and thunder over Kashmir in the next 24 hours.
“For subsequent two days, he said, there was possibility of widespread moderate rain, thunder and snow (mainly over upper reaches). Besides orange alert has been sounded for March 31 for isolated heavy rain thunder/ lightning and disruption of traffic on Jammu-Srinagar Highway,” the MeT department said.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature has recorded some increase at most places. Srinagar recorded a low of 6.6°C against 5.5°C the previous night and it was 0.5°C above normal for city.
Qazigund recorded a low of 4.6°C against 2.6°C the previous night and it was 0.1°C below normal for the town.
Pahalgam recorded a low of 0.8°C against minus 0.3°C the previous night and it was 0.8°C below normal for the tourist resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of 4.9°C against 4.2°C the previous night and it was 0.2°C above normal for the place.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 0.0°C, the same as on the previous night and it was 0.8°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 5.7°C against 4.3°C the previous night and it was 1.2°C above normal for the town.
Jammu recorded a maximum temperature of 29.4 degree Celsius and minimum 18.5 degree C while Leh town recorded minimum temperature of minus 3.0 degree Celsius and maximum 11.4 degree C today.
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