Owais Gul
Srinagar, Jun 20: Amid the forecast of hot and humid temperature for next few days, all the stations across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday recorded the hottest day of season while the weatherman has predicted dry weather till June 23.
Srinagar, the summer capital, has again recorded the hottest days of the season as the mercury settled at 33.3 degree Celsius today.
The data available reads that Kupwara, Qazigund, Kokernag, Anantnag, Budgam, Baramulla, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg and others recorded the hottest day of the season too.
As per the data, the mercury in Kupwara settled at 32.1 degree Celsius while in Baramulla, it settled at 31.3 degree Celsius. It added that Kokernag recorded a maximum temperature of 31.4 degree Celsius.
The data reads that Gulmarg recorded a maximum temperature 23.4 degree Celsius while in Pahalgam it settled at 27.8 degree Celsius.
Weatherman has, however, predicted mainly dry weather till June 23, saying that the weather would remain mainly dry but a brief spell of shower, thunderstorm at a few places towards later afternoon or evening cannot be ruled out.
Deputy Director Meteorological department (MeT) said that from June 24-28, the weather would remain generally cloudy while there is a possibility of intermittent light to moderate thunderstorms at scattered to fairly widespread places.
Deputy Director MeT further added that there is a possibility of hot and dry weather conditions till June 23.
Independent Weather Forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng said that overall the maximum temperature over many parts of Kashmir division would likely range between 34-35 degree Celsius.
He said that the weather forecasts have undergone a lot of changes in the past week. “The prevailing dry weather conditions are anticipated to persist until the upcoming weekend, due to which Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience a significant rise in temperature. In Kashmir valley plains, temperatures may cross 34 degree Celsius, while in Jammu plains, daytime temperatures could potentially reach up to 43 degree Celsius,” he said.
He added that the southwest monsoon is anticipated to arrive around Sunday. “From Sunday evening to Wednesday, there is a high likelihood of rain showers in most areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu region is expected to receive the maximum amount of precipitation during this time,” he added.
