Thursday, November 21News and updates from Kashmir

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Night temp rises, MeT says ‘no significant’ weather activity expected in J&K till March 27

Night temp rises, MeT says ‘no significant’ weather activity expected in J&K till March 27

REGIONAL
While weatherman ruled out any significant weather activity till March 27 evening, night temperature recorded an increase with mercury settling above sub-zero level in Jammu and Kashmir including Gulmarg and Pahalgam on Sunday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 10.2°C against 6.5°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 5.2°C for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year. Qazigund recorded a minimum of 6.8°C against 5.8°C on the previous night and it was 3.1°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said. Pahalgam recorded a low of 3.6°C against minus 1.1°C on the previous night and it was 3.2°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir. Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum...

Rains Likely for Next 48 Hours in Kashmir, Parts of North India

INDIA
July 18 The continual weather systems, although feeble in nature, are approaching the Western Himalayas, leading to on and off good rains over Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In fact, Uttarakhand and parts of Himachal Pradesh received few heavy to very heavy rains that ensued instances of cloudbursts mainly over Uttarakhand. During the course of 24 hours from 08:30 am on Tuesday, Batote recorded heavy rains to the tune of 43 mm, followed by Manali 28 mm, Pithoragarh 23 mm, Gulmarg 19 mm, Katra 13 mm, Shimla 11 mm, Bhadarwah 9 mm, Mukteshwar 7 mm, Uttarkashi 6 mm, Kupwara 6 mm, Banihal 6 mm, Dharamshala 4 mm, Kalpa 3 mm and Nainital saw 2 mm of light rains. Now, the Western Disturbance is seen moving away eastwards, nonetheless the easterly winds would still sus...