MeT Forecasts Cloudy weather with light rain by evening till May 5 – Kashmir Observer

MeT predicts cloudy weather with light rain in the evening until May 5
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Srinagar- The night temperature rose under cloud cover but continued to hover below normal levels in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

News agency GNS, quoting a meteorological department official, reported that Srinagar recorded a low of 7.8°C against 5.7°C the previous night and it was 1.9°C below normal for the summer capital JK for this time of the year.

Qazigund recorded a low of 6.2°C against 3.6°C the previous night and it was 2.3°C below normal for the gateway Kashmir, he said.

Pahalgam recorded a low of 1.7°C against 1.0°C the previous night and it was 3.2°C below normal for the famous south Kashmir resort.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of 5.9°C against 4.4°C and it was 2.5°C below normal, the official said.

Kupwara town recorded a low of 4.8°C against 4.7°C the previous night and it was 3.6°C below normal, the official said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of 4.0°C against minus 0.2°C the previous night and it was 0.3°C below normal for the famous ski resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Jammu, he said, recorded a low of 17.6°C against 15.7°C the previous night and it was 5.0°C lower than normal for the winter capital J&K. Banihal recorded a low of 8.0°C, Batote 9.5°C and Bhaderwah 6.1°C, he said.

Regarding the forecast, he said partly to generally cloudy weather is expected by the evening until May 4 with scattered light rain and thunderstorms.

On May 5, he said, the weather will be generally dry with afternoon thunderstorms in isolated places.

Partly to generally cloudy weather with light rain and thunderstorms is expected in a few places on May 6 and 7, he said.

Generally dry weather with afternoon thundershowers at a few places is expected from May 8 to 10, the official added.

(GNS)

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