Weather department on Wednesday forecast intermittent rain and thunderstorm in plains and snowfall over higher reaches at most places of Jammu and Kashmir from 30 March to 5 April.
A meteorological department official said that the thunderstorm may be accompanied by strong gusty winds.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures recorded increase at most places with mercury settling below normal in J-K barring Gulmarg.
The official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.5°C against 4.7°C on the previous night and it was 0.6°C below normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 2.6°C against 3.5°C on the previous night and it was 2.1°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of minus 0.3°C against minus 0.6°C on the previous night and it was 1.9°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 0.0°C against 0.5°C on the previous night and it was 0.8°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.