Intermittent widespread rainfall brought down the temperature across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.
Srinagar and surrounding areas experienced intermittent widespread light rainfall since early morning bringing down the day temperature and provided relief from humid weather conditions.
The reports of widespread rainfall were also received from other parts of the Kashmir valley and Jammu division.
The day temperature was recorded 6-10 degree Celsius below normal across the various weather stations of Kashmir valley on Wednesday. Similarly the maximum temperature was also down by 2 to 6 degree Celsius below normal in Jammu division today, the Meteorological Centre Srinagar said.
Srinagar recorded the maximum temperature at 20.5 degree Celsius and it was 8.8 degree Celsius below normal for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Srinagar also recorded 4.2 mm rainfall till 1730 hours since morning.
The MeT office said the weather will remain generally cloudy with light to moderate rain or thundershower at most places of Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
The day temperature is likely to witness a further fall with the possibility of light snowfall over isolated extreme higher reaches on August 29, it said.
A spell of light to moderate rain or thundershowers is likely to occur at many places on August 30 while from August 31 to September 1 there is a possibility of a brief spell of rain or thundershower at many places.
From September 2 to 3 the weather will generally remain cloudy with the possibility of spell of rain/thundershower at scattered places while the weather will generally remain dry from September 4 to 7, the MeT office said.
The MeT office has also issued an advisory of intense showers for a brief period at a few places with heavy rain at isolated places of Jammu division during the next 48 hours towards late night or early morning.
There is a possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places of Kashmir (South Kashmir) division on August 29 also.
The inclement weather may cause flash floods/landslides/mudslides and shooting stones over few vulnerable places over Jammu and Kashmir.
Barring Gulmarg, the minimum temperature was recorded above normal by 1 degree to 2 degree Celsius during the intervening night of August 27 and 28 across the Kashmir valley. The minimum temperature at the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday at 9.5 degree Celsius and it was 1.7 degree Celsius below normal, the MeT office said.
