{"id":1279,"date":"2023-10-09T17:05:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiaspeaks.com\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2023-10-09T17:05:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:05:43","slug":"mercury-plummets-as-jk-parts-receive-fresh-snowfall-rains-lash-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiaspeaks.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/09\/mercury-plummets-as-jk-parts-receive-fresh-snowfall-rains-lash-plains\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury plummets as J&K parts receive fresh snowfall, rains lash plains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Weather to improve from tomorrow, another wet spell expected from Oct 14: MeT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Srinagar, Oct 09 :\u00a0<\/strong>The higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir received a fresh snowfall while rains lashed plains on Monday, bringing down the mercury in the Union Territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gulmarg, a famous ski-resort, Kupwara in northern district, Banihal area and other places of J&K received fresh snowfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, after cloudy weather conditions throughout the day, the rains lashed plains of Kashmir, bringing down the temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pertinently, the weatherman has predicted two-day wet spell from today while the main activity will be in the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director Meteorological department (MeT), Sonum Lotus told that there is a possibility of more intermittent rains in J&K parts and snowfall at isolated places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added the weather conditions would start improving from Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputy Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that the maximum as well as the minimum temperature will go down from now onwards significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Srinagar, the mercury settled at 26.5 degree Celsius, which was 2.6 degree Celsius lower than yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mercury settled at 16.2 degree Celsius at Gulmarg while 23.9 degree Celsius was recorded at Pahalgam, which is 0.9 degree Celsius and 3.0 degree Celsius lower than Sunday respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Kupwara, the mercury settled at 24.1 degree Celsius today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputy Director MeT further informed there is a possibility of another wet spell from October 14 in Jammu & Kashmir. \u201cThe weather would remain mostly cloudy from October 14 while the rains as well as snowfall are also expected till October 17,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, J&K recorded prolonged dry spell in the month of September while the previous two months\u2014August and September recorded a deficient rainfall of 25 percent as against the normal precipitation of 280.6 mm, UT received 209.6mm rainfall\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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