Weather Update: MeT Forecasts Light Rains, Snow In Next 24 Hours In Kashmir.

MeT Department on Thursday forecast isolated very light rain, snow and thundershowers in next 24 hours even as night temperature dropped below sub-zero level across Kashmir Valley.

A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against last night’s 0.0°C. The temperature was below 2.0°C than the normal for this time of the year, he said.

Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 2.0°C against minus 1.8°C on the previous night, he said.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of 1.6°C against minus 1.0°C on the previous night, the official said.

Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 4.5°C against minus 4.4°C last night, he said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.3 °C against minus 7.0°C on the previous night, he said.

The temperature was 0.5°C below normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.3°C against minus 1.3°C on the previous night, the official said.