The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said erratic weather conditions are likely to continue in Jammu and Kashmir till March 20, with intermittent spells of rain in plains and snowfall in higher reaches expected over the coming days.
According to the Meteorological Centre Srinagar, the weather on March 12 is expected to remain partly cloudy with the possibility of brief spells of light rain in plains and light snowfall in higher reaches at a few places.
The department said generally dry weather is likely to prevail across the Union Territory on March 13 and 14.
“Generally cloudy weather with a spell of light to moderate rain in plains and snowfall in higher reaches is expected towards the night of March 15 and morning of March 16 at scattered to many places,” the MeT department told the news agency.
It said the weather is likely to remain generally cloudy on March 17 and 18, with the possibility of brief spells of light rain or snowfall in isolated areas towards the night of March 17 and morning of March 18.For March 19 and 20, the MeT department has forecast generally cloudy conditions with the possibility of light to moderate rain in the plains and snowfall in the higher reaches at scattered to many places.
The department said weather conditions are likely to remain generally dry between March 21 and 23.
Meanwhile, the MeT department said Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 7.9 degrees Celsius over the past 24 hours, while Qazigund registered a high of 18.6 degrees Celsius and a low of 6.6 degrees Celsius.
In north Kashmir’s Kupwara, the maximum temperature settled at 10.2 degrees Celsius and the minimum at 4.5 degrees Celsius, while tourist resort Gulmarg recorded a high of 5.4 degrees Celsius and a low of 1.4 degrees Celsius.
The department also issued an advisory warning of possible thunderstorms and gusty winds at a few places towards the evening of March 15.
Farmers have been advised to resume farm operations on March 13 and 14 when dry weather is expected to prevail, the MeT department said.