SRINAGAR : The upper reaches, including Gulmarg, received fresh snowfall while plains, including Srinagar, received rain, resulting in drop in the maximum temperature though the night temperature was above normal. Border town of Kargil continued to freeze at minus 7 degrees minimum temperature there was further improvement in the night temperature at Leh in Ladakh regiom. A Met department spokesperson said here this afternoon that Western Disturbance (WD)was active in the region which could result in moderate to rather heavy rain or snow at most places in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. He said during the subsequent four days, there could be widespread rain or snow tomorrow and scattered on March 17. However, the weather will remain dry thereafter, he said. As predicted by the weather office, the upper reaches in the Kashmir valley experienced fresh snowfall while plains, including Srinagar had rain, disrupting normal life again. However, the minimum temperature was above normal in the valley due to cloudy sky during the night. Gulmarg, where tourism department organised a snow festival today, received fresh snowfall, a UNI correspondent reported over phone.
He said it was still snowing though very lightly since this morning.
However, there were still dark clouds resulting in drop in the visibility.
The upper heights in the ski resort, including Kongdori, Affarwat, the highest skiing point connected through Cable Car and Khilanmarg received moderate to heavy snowfall. The upper reaches in the north Kashmir, including near the Line of Control (LoC) in the frontier district of Kupwara and Bandipora also received fresh snowfall since last night.
However, the famed health resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir, which also serves as base camp for annual Amarnath pilgrimage, had rain since early this morning. It was raining and sky was under dark clouds, a hotel owner told UNI over phone.
However, he said, the holy Amarnath cave shrine and its periphery received moderate to heavy snowfall while Panjterni, Mahaguns, Sheshnag and Pisso top were also covered under a thick blanket of fresh snow. Met spokesperson said due to cloudy sky during the night, the minimum temperature witnessed some improvement. Against yesterday’s 0.2 degrees, it was 1.4 degrees, about four notches above normal.
The Mughal road, connecting south Kashmir with Jammu region also experienced fresh snowfall at several places. The road is closed since December last year due to snow. Qazigund and Kokernag also in south Kashmir recorded 4.9 degrees and 4.2 degrees minimum temperature, three degree above normal.
The frontier district of Kupwara which experienced 4.8 mm rainfall during the night also recorded improvement in the minimum temperature.
Against yesterday’s 3.9 degrees, it was 5.4 degree, about five notches above normal.
After witnessing more than three degree above normal minimum temperature, people woke up to yet another chilly morning due to drop in the temperature following rain since early this morning.
Met spokesperson said against yesterday’s 4.9 degree minimum temperature, it was 6.6 degrees, 3.6 degrees above normal.
However, the day chill returns in the city, where a number of roads were again inundated. People in the border town of Kargil continued to shiver as the mercury remained below freezing point though some improvement was registered.
Against yesterday’s minus 8.2 degrees minimum temperature it wa minus 7 degrees, spokesperson said adding it was minus 1.9 degrees at Leh against yesterdays minus 3.2 degrees. (AGENCIES)
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