Srinagar, Jan 14: A weak Western Disturbance (WD) is expected to affect Jammu and Kashmir over the next 48 hours, potentially bringing light snowfall to the higher reaches, officials said.
According to the Meteorological Centre in Srinagar, this feeble WD is likely to impact the region between January 15 and 16, with light snowfall expected in areas such as the picturesque Sonamarg and its surrounding regions.
“The weather is expected to remain predominantly dry across the region until January 20,” the MeT office stated.
There is a possibility of another wet spell January 20-21.
Meanwhile, there was a slight improvement in night temperature amid overcast sky, but recorded below freezing point triggering severe cold conditions across the Kashmir valley on Wednesday.
Night temperature in Srinagar recorded during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday at a low of -4.2°C against the -5.1°C recorded the previous day, the MeT office said adding this was 2.2°C below the average for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during the period.
Despite a marginal improvement in minimum temperature, Pahalgam remained the coldest place in Kashmir valley with a low of -7.8°C on Wednesday against the -8.4°C on the previous night.
This was 1.9°C below normal for the tourist spot of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district during the period.
Gulmarg also witnessed an improvement by a few notches and recorded at -6.2°C against the -6.5°C a day ago and this was, however, 1.6°C above normal for the ski resort of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for the day.
Kupwara recorded a low of -4.7°C against the -5.5°C the previous night and this was 2.2°C below normal for the frontier Kashmir district in north Kashmir during this period of the season.
The picnic spot of Kokernag in south Kashmir stayed at -3.4°C for the second consecutive day on Wednesday and it was a few notches below the average for the place during the period.
Qazigund on Srinagar Jammu national highway recorded a low -5.6°C against the -6.4°C and it was 2.6°C below normal for the gateway to Kashmir during the period, the MeT office said.–(UNI)
