Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 7: After a week of intermittent rainfall, weather improved in Kashmir today and is likely to be mainly dry till April 10 while the administration issued an avalanche warning for the hills of Kupwara.
A Meteorological Department official said that light rain at isolated places towards late afternoon/evening was expected on April 11.
Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) issued an avalanche warning over higher reaches of Kupwara district in the next 24 hours.
The DMA said that a low danger level avalanche is likely to occur above 3000 metres above sea level in Kupwara district.
“People living in these areas are advised to take precautions and avoid venturing in the avalanche prone areas till further orders”.
Srinagar recorded a low of 4.4°C against 6.3°C the previous night and it was 2.5°C below normal for the city.
Qazigund recorded a low of 3.0°C against 4.0°C the previous night and it was 2.7°C below normal for the town.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 1.8°C against 2.4°C the previous night and it was 4.0°C above normal for the tourist resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of 3.6°C against 3.1°C the previous night and it was 1.8°C below normal for the place.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.6°C, the same as the previous night and it was 2.1°C below normal for the skiing resort.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 1.7°C against 3.6°C the previous night and it was 3.8°C below normal for the town.
Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 6.0°C and minus 0.6°C respectively, he added.
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