Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: Rain lashed parts of Kashmir today while hills had fresh snowfall leading to drop in the temperatures across the region.
The Meteorological Department today forecast light rain or snowfall over isolated higher reaches of Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
Director MeT Mukhtar Ahmad said that the weather will remain mainly clear to partly cloudy tomorrow, with the possibility of light rain or snowfall over isolated higher reaches tonight.
“The weather will mainly remain dry from November 3-6, while being fairly to generally cloudy with the possibility of light snow over isolated higher reaches from November 7-8,” he said.
“From November 9-10, the weather will be generally cloudy with light rain or snowfall over a few higher reaches,” he said, adding that overall there is no significant weather activity till November 10.
Razdan Top in Bandipora district has received fresh light snowfall late at night, while light rain showers were experienced in the lower areas.
An official said the minimum temperature in the Kashmir plains should settle between 2 and 5°C, while maximum temperatures can hover around 20-22°C.
“The minimum temperature recorded in Srinagar was at 6.7°C today, followed by Qazigund 4.0°C, Pahalgam 2.8°C, Kupwara 8.5°C, Kokernag 6.5 and Gulmarg at 3.9°C,” the official said.
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