Owais Gul
Srinagar, Aug 14: A severe heat wave tightened its grip in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday with the local meteorological department predicting a five-day wet spell from August 15 Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the details available, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 5.9 degree above normal temperature where the mercury settled at 35.3 degree Celsius.
Srinagar, like some other parts of Kashmir, was hotter than the Jammu division today.
As per the details, Kupwara was the hottest in the whole J&K at 35.9 degree Celsius, which was 5.9 degree above normal.
Qazigund and Kokernag in South Kashmir too recorded the heat wave today where the mercury settled at 34.2 degree Celsius and 32.7 degree Celsius respectively, the data reveals.
Jammu however was a bit colder than Kashmir today. As per the details, Jammu recorded a maximum temperature of 33.2 degree Celsius while in Katra, the mercury settled at 31.2 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile, the weatherman here has predicted a five-day wet spell from tomorrow.
“A spell of light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places of Kashmir & Jammu division towards early morning with brief showers at few places towards late afternoon,” Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said.
He further added that on August 16 to 20, light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places of J&K.
Moreover, the MeT has forecasted the possibility of intense showers for a brief period & heavy rainfall in Jammu division, which may lead to flash floods, landslides, mudslides and shooting stones over vulnerable places of J&K during the next five days.
It added that water logging in low lying areas and increase in water level in Tawi & other flood channels of Jammu division are expected during the next five days.
