By Majid Nabi
Srinagar- The maximum temperature is set to hover between 33°C to 34°C till this weekend in Kashmir, even as the valley recorded the hottest day of the season, with mercury settling at 33.3 degree Celsius on Tuesday.
The maximum temperature in Srinagar was 4.1°C above normal for the season, and surpassed the previous highest of 31.8°C recorded on June 18.
“Most parts of the Valley, including Srinagar, recorded the hottest day of the season so far with mercury at 33. 3 degrees Celsius,” Mukhtar Ahmad, Deputy Director of the Metrological Department told Kashmir Observer.
He said that the plains in Valley are expected to receive intermittent rainfall coupled with lightning and thundershowers from June 24th to 27th. However, he added that the mercury is likely to go up by a few notches as soon as the precipitation stops.
“No significant western disturbance is expected during the upcoming days, although light precipitation might cause the maximum daytime temperature to dip,” Ahmad said.
The MeT officer said mercury might significantly increase after June 27, with dry and sunny weather likely to persist.
“There is no significant weather forecast after June 23. However, the daytime temperature is likely to witness a drop in view of the light intermittent rains with thundershowers till June 27,” the MeT officer said.
He said that the Jammu region is likely to witness hottest days with mercury likely to settle at 38 to 40 degrees Celsius.
“There will be mainly dry and humid weather from June 20 to 23 but a brief spell of light intermittent rains with thundershowers towards late afternoon is expected from June 24 to 27. Generally cloudy weather is expected during this period,” he added.
Other places including Pahalgam (27.8°C), Qazigund (32.6°C), Kokernag (31.4°C), Kupwara (32.1°C ) and Gulmarg (23.4°C) also recorded the hottest day of the season.
Also, minimum (night) temperature recorded an increase at most places and settled above normal across J&K.
A meteorological department official said Srinagar recorded a low of 18.2°C against 16.9°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 2.4°C for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 16.2°C against 15.2°C on the previous night while the tourist resort of Pahalgam recorded a low of 9.1°C against 9.6°C on the previous night.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 14.1°C against 13.2°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 1.3°C for the north Kashmir area.
Kokernag recorded a low of 15.4°C against 16.1°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C above normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 10.2°C against 10.5°C on previous night and it was above normal by 1.8°C for the popular skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 26.1°C against 21.7°C on the previous night and it was 0.4°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 17.3°C (2.2°C above normal), Batote 19.2°C (2.0°C above normal), Katra 23.6°C (1.6°C below normal) and Bhaderwah 18.2°C (above normal by 3.3°C). Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of 8.0°C and 11.9°C respectively, he said.
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