Snowfall in Sonamarg, evening temperature rises at a number of locations in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir’s Sonamarg vacationer resort recorded gentle snowfall for the second day on Friday whereas the Meteorological Division forecast vital enchancment in climate throughout the Union Territory, officers stated.

The three-week dry spell in Kashmir ended on Thursday with snowfall within the increased reaches of the Valley and rains within the plains.

Whereas snowfall was recorded in Gulmarg in north Kashmir, Sonamarg in central Kashmir and different areas within the center and better reaches on Thursday, gentle snowfall continued in Sonamarg, in Ganderbal district, on Friday morning as nicely, the officers stated.

The Met Workplace stated a number of locations skilled partly to usually cloudy climate with gentle snow over Sonamarg and adjoining areas.

Nonetheless, it stated, there can be a major enchancment within the climate in direction of the afternoon over most locations and the climate is prone to stay dry forward.

From December 2 to 7, the climate would stay partly cloudy, whereas from December 8 to 10, it could be partly to usually cloudy, the officers stated.

There can be a fall within the minimal temperature by three to 5 levels, they stated.

The evening temperature rose considerably at a number of locations within the Valley with Gulmarg being the one climate station the place the mercury settled beneath the freezing level on Thursday evening.

The minimal temperature in Srinagar, the summer time capital of Jammu and Kashmir, was 4.5 levels Celsius whereas Qazigund recorded a low of two.2 levels Celsius.

Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district recorded a low of 0.5 levels Celsius whereas the mercury in Gulmarg settled at minus 1.8 levels Celsius.