The MeT department forecast hot and dry weather to continue in Jammu Kashmir throughout the day.
The weatherman said that conditions are favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance into Jammu and Kashmir over the next 48 hours.
“Conditions are favourable for the arrival of monsoon into J&K during 30th (June) -1st July,” an official of the meteorological department here told GNS.
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Srinagar on Tuesday recorded hottest day of the season with mercury touching a new high of 33.2 degree Celsius, officials said.
Besides, the sweltering summer capital, Kupwara town recorded a maximum of 33.5°C, making it the hottest place in Kashmir on Tuesday.
Notably, today’s temperature was 2.6°C above normal and third highest in the last 12 years in Srinagar.
Jammu recorded a low of 31.2°C against 29.9°C on the previous night, the official said.