Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 20 : Weatherman today forecast wet weather for four days from tomorrow with main activity on Tuesday.
Director Meteorological department, Sonam Lotus, said that another spell of widespread moderate rain and snowfall is likely from March 22 to March 24 with main activity on 23rd.
“Light rain and snowfall is likely to commence from March 21st from northwest Kashmir and increase gradually in intensity and distribution, affecting both Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
“It may lead to waterlogging of low lying area, landslide on sloppy area, disruption of Zojila, Banihal-Ramban and damage to orchards etc”, he said.
Meanwhile, barring Pahalgam in South Kashmir, mercury remained above normal in Kashmir.
A Meteorological Department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 6.0 degree Celsius against 5.8 degree Celsius the previous night. The minimum temperature was 1.3 degree Celsius above normal for this time of the year.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 4.4 degree Celsius against 5.7 degree Celsius the previous night while mercury settled at minus 0.2 degree Celsius against 0.7 degree Celsius the earlier night at Pahalgam. It was minus 0.3 degree Celsius below normal at the famous resort.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 4.3°C against previous night’s 6.0°C, the official said.
The minimum temperature settled at 2.8 degree Celsius in Kupwara against 6.6 degree Celsius the previous night.
Gulmarg recorded minimum temperature of 0.5 degree Celsius against minus 0.0 degree Celsius the previous night. The normal temperature in Gulmarg is minus 2.3 degree Celsius.
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