Owais Gul
Srinagar, Jul 29 : After the prolonged heat wave and record-breaking temperatures, Jammu and Kashmir has experienced thundershowers at multiple places while some of the areas including a famous ski-resort; Gulmarg received heavy rainfall today, putting an end to the heat wave in the Union Territory.
According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded the hottest day of the season at 24.8 degree Celsius, which was the second highest minimum temperature in the last 132 years.
However, in the afternoon hours, the temperature witnessed a declining trend across Jammu and Kashmir as the clouds hover over most parts of the Union Territory.
As per the details available with KNO, several areas including Amarnath holy cave shrine, Gulmarg, Chandanwari and Tral received heavy rainfall today.
Gulmarg recorded a precipitation of 30.8 mm while Tral recorded 28.5 mm, the data shared by an Independent Weather Forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng reveals, adding that Amarnath holy cave shrine recorded a rainfall of 7.5mm while Chandanwari has recorded 12.5 mm rainfall.
Besides, the thundershowers across South and Central Kashmir and some parts of north Kashmir have brought the mercury down, which ended the prolonged heat wave in the Valley.
The maximum temperature in J&K recorded a massive dip of nearly 10 degree Celsius with Srinagar recording a maximum temperature of 27.7 degree Celsius.
Qazigund, a gateway of Kashmir, has recorded a maximum temperature of 28.4 degree Celsius while Pahalgam, a famous tourist destination, recorded a maximum temperature of 24.3 degree Celsius.
Kupwara was the hottest in Kashmir at 32.0 degree Celsius while Kokernag and Gulmarg recorded a maximum temperature of 28.1 degree Celsius and 20.8 degree Celsius.
In Jammu division, the mercury settled at 33.0 degree Celsius while Banihal recorded 29.8 degree Celsius. Batote, Katra and Bhaderwah have recorded a maximum temperature of 28.3 degree Celsius, 30.1 degree Celsius and 29.2 degree Celsius respectively.
Meanwhile, the weatherman here has predicted generally cloudy weather conditions for the next two days with intermittent spells of light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places of Kashmir division and widespread places of Jammu division.
Director Meteorological department (MeT), Dr Mukhtar Ahmad told KNO that in the first seven days of August, generally cloudy with spells of intermittent light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places of Kashmir division and most places of Jammu division.
In its advisory, the MeT stated that an intense showers for brief period with possibility of flash floods, cloud bursts, landslides, mudslides and shooting stones over vulnerable places of J&K with possibility of heavy rainfall at few places of Jammu division—(KNO)
