Heavy rains lash Kashmir bring temperatures down
By: Muzamil Bhat CK
Srinagar
Right from the morning moderate to heavy rains lashed most parts of Kashmir valley especially in Srinagar city not only bringing temperatures down but also resulted in water logging even on the roads.
On most of the roads in Srinagar city, there were traffic jams in the morning due to the water logging on the roads as the authorities were busy pumping out the waters.
There were already predictions about the rains and the heavy rains brought chills in the atmosphere and the people brought out woolens again.
There has been erratic weather in this month of July as wet weather conditions also halted many yatra vehicles during this month due to the adverse weather conditions.
According to GNS, “Intermittent light to moderate rain at many places of Kashmir and few places of Jammu as the day progresses,” said a meteorological department official about the forecast for next 24 hours.
He said that during last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, 9.0mm of rainfall was recorded in Srinagar, 3.6 mm in Qazigund, 1.5 mm in Pahalgam, 7.6 mm in Kupwara, 1.8mm in Kokernag, 4.6 mm in Gulmarg, 24.8 mm in Jammu, 1.0 mm in Banihal, 1.4mm in Batote, 5.4 mm Katra and 3.4 mm in Bhaderwah.
Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded a low of 17.3°C against 18.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.8°C ‘below’ normal during this time of the year for the summer capital, the MeT official told GNS.
Qazigund recorded a low of 16.5°C against 17.2°C on the previous night. The temperature was normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at 11.7°C against 12.8°C on the previous night and it was 0.3°C below normal for the south Kashmir resort. Kokernag recorded a low of 15.3°C against 16.6°C last night and it was 0.6°C below normal for the place, he said.
World famous Gulmarg resort recorded a low of 10.6°C against 11.5°C and it was 1.2°C below normal for the place. Kupwara town saw a low of 15.1°C against 16.1°C on previous night and it was 1.5°C ‘below’ normal for the place during this time of the season, the official told Global News Service.
Jammu recorded a low of 23.1°C against 27.2°C on the previous night. It was 1.7°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 17.4°C, Batote 18.0°C, Katra 22.2°C while Bhadarwah had a minimum of 17.8°C, the official added.
With GNS inputs
