Srinagar, Feb 27,The weather department on Monday predicted scattered light rain and snow in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
βFrom March 1-2nd, light rain is expected in plains and light to moderate snow and rain over higher reaches at many places,β a meteorological department official here told.βDry weather is expected during 3rd to 7th March.β
Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 4.2Β°C against 7.3Β°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 2.7Β°C for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 1.5Β°C against 5.2Β°C on the previous night and it was 1.1Β°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 0.9Β°C against 3.2Β°C on the previous night and it was 2.6Β°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmirβs Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of 2.4Β°C against 4.3Β°C on the previous night and it was 2.3Β°C above normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 2.5Β°C against minus 1.6Β°C on the previous night and it was 3.3Β°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmirβs Baramulla district, he said.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 3.1Β°C against 3.0Β°C on the previous night and it was 3.1Β°C above normal for the north Kashmir area.
Jammu recorded a low of 15.1Β°C against 12.5Β°C on the previous night. It was 3.5Β°C above normal for J&Kβs winter capital, he said.
Banihal, he said, recorded a low of 2.8Β°C (above normal by 0.6Β°C), Batote 6.5Β°C (above normal by 3.0Β°C), Katra 12.6Β°C (3.3Β°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 4.1Β°C (3.3Β°C above normal).
Ladakhβs Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 6.2Β°C and 4.8Β°C respectively, the official said.
While Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day long harsh winter period that started on December 21 and a 20-day-long period called βChillai-Khurdβ that followed it have ended, Kashmir is under grip of 10-day-long period βChillai-Bachhaβ (baby cold) which ends on March 1.
