Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Oct 9 Higher reaches of Kashmir received a fresh snowfall while rains lashed plains today, bringing down the mercury here.
Gulmarg and other higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall and the rains lashed plains of Kashmir, bringing down the temperature.
The weatherman has forecast two-day wet spell from today while the main activity will be in the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday.
Director Meteorological Department (MeT), Sonum Lotus said that there is a possibility of more intermittent rains in J&K and snowfall at isolated places.
He added the weather conditions would start improving from Tuesday morning.
Deputy Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that the maximum as well as the minimum temperature will go down from now onwards significantly.
In Srinagar, the mercury settled at 26.5 degree Celsius, which was 2.6 degree Celsius lower than yesterday.
The mercury settled at 16.2 degree Celsius at Gulmarg while 23.9 degree Celsius was recorded at Pahalgam, which is 0.9 degree Celsius and 3.0 degree Celsius lower than Sunday respectively.
In Kupwara, the mercury settled at 24.1 degree Celsius today.
MeT official said that there is possibility of another wet spell from October 14 in Jammu and Kashmir. “The weather would remain mostly cloudy from October 14 while the rains as well as snowfall are also expected till October 17,” he said.
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