Srinagar: After three days of widespread rains, the weather across Jammu and Kashmir is expected to remain largely stable over the next ten days, with the Meteorological (MeT) Department ruling out any major weather activity till the end of April.
In the last 24 hours, widespread light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and gusty winds swept across Jammu and Kashmir. The gusty winds reached a maximum speed of 31 knots in some areas. Several places also witnessed hailstorms.
According to the forecast issued by the MeT office, light rain and thundershowers are likely to occur in parts of the Valley and isolated pockets of the Jammu division on Monday afternoon. The brief spell may also be accompanied by gusty winds.
Weather is expected to remain dry on April 22 and 23 across the region. However, another spell of thundershowers, accompanied by gusty winds and the possibility of hailstorm, is predicted in the afternoons of April 24 and 25 at scattered places.
“The weather is expected to remain dry again from April 26 to 30. Overall, no major weather activity is anticipated till the end of this month except light rain or thundershower during 21, 24 & 25 April afternoon,” the MeT Department said.
Meanwhile, the minimum night temperatures during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday across Jammu and Kashmir remained above normal, with many parts of the Kashmir division recording temperatures 0 to 3°C higher than usual. In the Jammu division, night temperatures were 0 to 2°C above the seasonal average.
The ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir remained the coldest spot in the Union Territory, recording a low of 0.6°C, while Banihal registered the lowest minimum in the Jammu region at 7.6°C.
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