Kashmir shows rise in temperatures higher than normal in March

By: Javaid Malik MK

Srinagar

In these days of March suddenly there is a rise in the temperatures and the unusual rise has forced the people to go for summer clothing and most of the people have switched over to summer dresses.

There is a rise in the temperatures especially in the past few days and the MeT department has said that night temperatures stayed above normal across Kashmir Valley on Thursday.

River Jhelum has swelled in the past few days due to the rise in temperatures as a lot of ice water from the tributaries is coming into the river due to the rise in temperatures.

Already the authorities have unplugged the river Jhelum at Chattabal Veir in order to bring down the levels of the river due to the melting of snow in the higher reaches.

A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded a low of 7.6°C against last night’s 7.9°C. The temperature was 2.9°C above normal for Srinagar during this time of the year.

Qazigund recorded a low of 7.0°C against 6.4°C on the previous night. The temperature was above normal by 3.4°C for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 7.7°C, same as on the previous night and it was 4.2°C more than normal during this time of the season, the official said.

Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 2.1°C against 1.8°C last night. The temperature was 2.0°C above normal, he said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of 4.8°C against 1.8°C on the previous night, the official said. While minus 2.3°C is normal for the world famous skiing resort, the temperature was 7.1°C above usual for the place in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of 5.6°C against 6.5°C on the previous night. The temperature was 2.5°C more than normal, the official said.

Jammu recorded a low of 16.9°C against 16.6°C on the previous night, the official said. The temperature was 2.0°C above normal for the J&K’s winter capital during this time of the year, he said.

Banihal recorded a low of 14.4°C, Batote had a minimum of 14.6°C while Bhaderwah recorded a low of 9.4°C, the official said.

Ladakh’s Leh recorded a minimum of 1.0°C against 1.2°C previous night while automatic Kargil station recorded a low of minus 3.0°C. The weatherman said mainly dry weather was expected over Jammu and Kashmir.

With GNS inputs