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Srinagar, July 12:
Weather department on Wednesday forecast mainly dry weather with possibility of isolated light rain and thunderstorm till July 14.
A meteorological department official said that “intermittent light to moderate rain” was expected at many places of J-K from July 15-17.
Regarding the minimum temperature, the official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 16.8°C against 16.4°C on the previous night and it was 1.3°C below normal for the summer capital.
Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 14.5°C against 16.0°C on the previous night and it was 2.0°C below normal for the gateway town of the Kashmir Valley.
Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 10.6°C against 10.7°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 1.4°C for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 14.9°C against 15.1°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 1.5°C for the north Kashmir area.
Kokernag recorded a low of 14.7°C against 15.3°C on the previous night and it was 1.2°C below normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of 11.2°C against 9.8°C on previous night and it was 0.6°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 27.2°C against 25.1°C on the previous night and it was 2.5°C above normal for J-K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 17.4°C, Batote 17.3°C, Katra 23.6°C and Bhaderwah 14.2°C, the official said. (GNS)