Srinagar : As Jammu and Kashmir braces up for an prolonged moist spell starting this night, night time temperature on Saturday witnessed a bounce with solely Gulmarg recording beneath freezing degree.
Additionally, the weatherman issued a yellow warning for remoted heavy rain and snow over greater reaches and disruption of visitors on greater passes from February 18-20.
There are 4 varieties of color codes signifying the extent of warning: inexperienced which suggests no motion, yellow—state of affairs to be watched, orange–authorities businesses have to be ready for extreme climate and purple –motion wanted by the businesses.
A meteorological division official right here instructed that Srinagar noticed a rise by over 4°C, recording a low of three.0°C towards minus 1.6°C on the earlier night time. It was above regular by 2.0°C for the summer time capital of J&Ok for this time of the 12 months, he stated.
Qazigund recorded a minimal of 1.0°C towards minus 1.2°C on the earlier night time and it was 1.1°C above regular for the gateway city of Kashmir, the MeT official stated.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 0.7°C towards minus 4.2°C on the earlier night time and it was 5.1°C above regular for the well-known resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, additionally in south Kashmir, recorded a minimal of two.0°C towards 0.4°C on the earlier night time and the temperature was above regular by 2.9°C for the place, the official stated.
Kupwara city in north Kashmir recorded a low of three.3°C towards 2.4°C on the earlier night time and it was 3.5°C above regular there, the official stated.
Gulmarg, the official stated, recorded a low of minus 1.2°C towards minus 3.4°C on the earlier night time and the temperature was above regular by 5.6°C for the world well-known snowboarding resort in north Kashmir.
Jammu, he stated, recorded a minimal of 10.7°C and it was above regular by 0.2°C for the winter capital of J&Ok.
Banihal recorded a low of 4.0°C, Batote 6.9°C and Bhaderwah 4.8°C, he stated.
The weatherman has forecast “prolonged moist spell” in Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday night time onwards until afternoon of February 21.
“A few reasonable to intense Western Disturbances almost certainly to have an effect on J&Ok and adjoining areas from February 17 afternoon onwards,” he stated.
Below the affect of the climate Techniques, he stated, an “prolonged moist spell” is probably going from February 17 (night time) onwards until February 21 (Afternoon) almost certainly over J&Ok and adjoining areas.
In Kashmir Valley, he stated, partly to usually cloudy with chance of sunshine snow at remoted greater reaches is anticipated in direction of late Saturday night time.
On February 18, he stated, usually cloudy climate with chance of sunshine to reasonable rain and snow is anticipated at many locations.
From February 19-20, he stated, there’s chance of sunshine to reasonable rain and snow at most locations (plains and decrease reaches) with chance of heavy snowfall over center and better reaches of Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Badgam, Shopian and Kulgam districts throughout late afternoon of February 19 to February 20 late night time.
From February 21, he stated, there’s chance of sunshine to reasonable snow at many locations until afternoon and late afternoon and gradual enchancment thereafter.
Relating to Jammu division, he stated, there’s chance of sunshine rain and snow at many locations on Sunday.
From Nineteenth-Twentieth Feb, there’s chance of intermittent mild to reasonable rain with thunder/lightning in plains of Jammu Division with mild to reasonable snowfall over greater reaches and heavy snowfall over remoted greater reaches of Ramban, Poonch, Doda and Kishtwar.”
On February 21, he stated, mild to reasonable snow/rain/thunder/lightning is anticipated over many locations until late afternoon and night and gradual enchancment thereafter.
The MeT workplace additionally issued an advisory, saying that the system might result in short-term closure of roads of upper reaches and necessary passes like Sinthan move, Mughal Highway, Sadhna, Razdan move, Zojila and so forth.
“Travellers are suggested to plan accordingly,” the MeT official stated, including, “farmers are suggested to withhold irrigation and fertilizer software and drain out extra water from Orchards and fields throughout the above interval.”
He stated a major drop in day temperature is anticipated throughout the interval.
As ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day harsh interval of winter ended on January 29, Kashmir is presently in the midst of 20-day-long winter interval known as ‘Chillai-Khurd’ that ends on February 19 and is adopted by a 10-day-long interval ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (child chilly) which begins from February 20 to March 1. (GNS)
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