Srinagar: Temperatures dropped in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh on Thursday amid rainfall in plains and snowfall over higher reaches, officials of meteorological department(MeT) said.
Quoting an official of MeT, mercury settled at minus 3.8°C in Kargil area of Ladakh while Leh saw a low of minus 1.1°C and Drass minus 3.4°C.
He also said that the ski resort of Gulmarg received 20 cm of snowfall in the 24 hours ending 8:30 am today.
Srinagar recorded a low of 4.7°C against 5.4°C on the previous night. The temperature was 2.9°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said.
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Jammu recorded a low of 14.2°C against 14.6°C on the previous night. It was 0.2°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 4.6°C (normal), Batote 3.5°C (3.3°C below normal), Katra 10.6°C (below normal by 1.2°C) and Bhadarwah 3.4°C (below normal by 0.4°C).
The weather department has forecast light to moderate rain or snowfall (over higher reaches) till November 11 forenoon but has ruled out possibility of any major rain or snowfall during the spell.
From November 12-16, he said, the weather is expected to be “fair to partly cloudy”. (Agencies)
