The Meteorological Department on Friday said there is no forecast of any major wet spell in Jammu and Kashmir for the next several days, even as the higher reaches of Shopian received a brief spell of snowfall.
Independent weather forecaster Faizan Arif Keng said that light snowfall was recorded in the upper reaches of Shopian earlier in the day. “Pir Ki Gali received light snowfall today. The spell lasted for only one to two hours,” he said.
Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, said radar and satellite observations indicate dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir until at least December 2. He said generally cloudy conditions may prevail, with a brief spell of very light snowfall likely over isolated higher reaches during the night of December 2 and the morning of December 3.
“Overall, nothing significant is expected till December 09,” Dr Ahmad said.
Meanwhile, most parts of the Kashmir Valley continued to reel under sub-zero night temperatures. Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 0.5 degrees Celsius, while Pahalgam dropped to minus 2.5 degrees.
Qazigund recorded minus 1.4 degrees, and Kupwara settled at minus 1.2 degrees Celsius. Kokernag and Gulmarg were the only stations that remained above freezing, recording minimum temperatures of 1.2 degrees and 1.0 degrees Celsius respectively.