Jammu and Kashmir parts on Thursday recorded fresh snowfall while the rains lashed some areas in Jammu as well as in Central Kashmir districts, bringing down the mercury in the Union Territory.
As per the details collected by the news agency , the moderate snowfall was recorded in Sinthan Top, Duksum, Kokernag, Kishtwar, Poonch areas and other places where up to six inches of snow accumulated this evening.
The fresh snowfall was experienced under the influence of a Western Disturbance (WD), which mostly affected the southern parts of Kashmir.
According to the details shared by the independent weather forecasters from Kashmir, Duksum recorded a snowfall of 6 inches while Pahalgam recorded around 4 inches and Baltal Pahalgam and Chandanwari recorded 6-8 inches of snow today.
Qaizgund recorded a snow accumulation of two inches while light snowfall of 2 cm was recorded in South Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama areas.
Reports of light snowfall were also recorded from Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Doodhpathri and Srinagar areas.
In Poonch areas, almost 3-6 inches of snow accumulated, 4 inches in Kishtwar 6 inches in Sinthan Top. The snowfall was also recorded in the higher reaches of Kathua district.
The light snowfall has however brought the mercury down in Srinagar elsewhere in Kashmir.
Against Wednesday 11.0 degree Celsius, the maximum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir, settled at 3.4 degree Celsius.
In Qazigund, the gateway of Kashmir, the day temperature settled at 3.2 degree Celsius while in Pahalgam, it settled at 1.0 degree Celsius. As per the details, Kupwara recorded the maximum temperature of 6.5 degree Celsius while Kokernag and Gulmarg recorded a maximum temperature of 3.0 degree Celsius and minus 0.7 degree respectively.
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