Parts of Jammu and Kashmir received rainfall even as the weather department on Saturday forecast scattered showers and thunder in the next 24 hours.
A meteorological department said that “scattered light rain/thunders” were also expected for the subsequent two days.
He said that Srinagar received 3.0mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours till 8:30 am, Pahalgam 0.4mm, Kupwara 10.8mm, Jammu 33.8mm, 0.4mm in Katra and 1.2mm in Kathua.
Regarding night temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 17.7°C against 17.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 4.0°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said.
Qazigund recorded a low of 15.2°C against 15.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 3.5°C above normal there, he said.
In Pahalgam, he said, the mercury settled at 12.8°C against 12.7°C on the previous night and it was 3.6°C above normal for the south Kashmir resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of 15.5°C against 14.9°C the previous night and it was 3.4°C above normal for the place, he said.
World famous Gulmarg resort recorded a low of 9.5°C against 10.7°C on the previous night. It was 0.3°C above normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 14.3°C against 15.6°C the previous night, the official said. It was 2.2°C above normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 21.5°C against 20.7°C on the previous night. It was 1.9°C below normal for J-K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 16.0°C, Batote 16.5°C, Katra 22.3°C and Bhadarwah 16.3°C. (GNS)
