Srinagar: The Meteorological Department has forecasted a three-day wet spell from Sunday with the possibility of “ very light to light spell of rains, snowfall in plains and light to a moderate spell of snowfall in higher reaches.”
“Under the influence of feeble Western Disturbance, weather most likely to remain generally cloudy with possibility of very light to Light Rain/Snow in plains of J&K during January 16-19th and light to moderate snowfall over higher reaches. As of today, there’s no forecast of any major rain/snow till ending Jan. ( Accuracy 60-70%),” the MeT forecast said.
Meanwhile, the intense cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir as the minimum temperature settled several degrees below freezing point, officials said here on Saturday.
The night temperature was several degrees below normal for this part of the season. The mercury in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, settled at minus 4.5 degrees Celsius down from the previous night’s minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, they said.
Kashmir Valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ which began on December 21.
