Meteorological Centre Srinagar has predicted heavy to moderate rain and snowfall in the next couple of days in Jammu and Kashmir.
The wet weather is expected over most places in J&K till March 3 afternoon, with peak activity on the nights of Friday and Saturday.
Few places may experience heavy to very heavy snow, particularly over the higher reaches of North Kashmir, Central and South Kashmir, and the Pirpanjal range of Jammu Division.
MeT said a few places may experience thunder, lightning, and hailstorms that would be accompanied by gusty winds on March 1 and 2.
The MeT office has also issued an advisory stating that in view of heavy to very heavy snowfall over a few middle and higher reaches, travelers and tourists have been advised to plan accordingly and follow administration.
The general public living in hilly areas has been advised not to venture into avalanche-prone and sloped areas. There are chances of landslides, mudslides, and shooting stones at a few places.
It has also advised farmers to withhold irrigation and other farm operations during the first week of March.
Meanwhile, the nighttime temperature witnessed a drop at most stations in the Kashmir valley.
The MeT office said that the minimum temperature during the intervening nights of Wednesday and Thursday in Srinagar was recorded at 2.1°C against the 4.5°C recorded the previous night. It was 0.6°C above normal for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Qazigund on Srinagar-Jammu National had a low of -1.2°C against 2.0 the previous night, and Kokernag in south Kashmir settled at -0.4°C against the 1.1°C recorded a day ago.
The minimum temperature at Gulmarg remained the coldest place in Kashmir Valley and settled at -5.6°C for the consecutive day on Thursday. It was 0.2°C above normal for the famous ski resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
The mercury at the tourist resort of Pahalgam slipped to a low of -4.4°C against the -2.6°C recorded the previous night, and it was 0.9°C below normal for the tourist hot spot of south Kashmir.
Kupwara dipped to a low of -1.7°C against 1.0°C, and it was 1.7°C below normal for the frontier north Kashmir district on Thursday, the MeT office said.
