Owais Gul
Srinagar, Jul 4: Amid the persistent heatwave conditions, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has recorded the second-hottest day of this season at 35.3 degrees on Friday.
An independent weather forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng, while sharing the details, said that the second-hottest day of the season was recorded in Srinagar today at 35.3 degrees. The hottest day this season, at 35.5 degrees, was recorded twice on June 20 and June 24.
As per the details, Qazigund, a gateway to Kashmir, recorded a maximum temperature of 34.4 degrees, while Pahalgam recorded 30.2 degrees. Kupwara saw a maximum temperature of 35.4 degrees, while Kokernag and Gulmarg, a famous ski resort, recorded 33.4 degrees and 26.0 degrees, respectively.
Meanwhile, Jammu division continued to record below-normal temperatures, with details revealing that Jammu City recorded a maximum temperature of 35.0 degrees.
In Banihal, the mercury settled at 29.8 degrees, while Batote, Bhaderwah, and Katra recorded 27.0 degrees, 32.3 degrees, and 32.0 degrees, respectively.
According to Keng, severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue tomorrow, adding that there is a possibility that temperatures will be higher than today as well.
He added that hot and humid weather conditions may continue on Sunday, although there will be a relief by a few degrees. Major improvement, he said, is expected from Monday onwards.
However, the Director of the Meteorological Department (MeT), Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, said that hot and humid weather is expected during the daytime on July 5, with the possibility of a spell of light to moderate rain and thunder towards late night.
Between July 6 and July 8, Ahmad said that the weather would be generally cloudy, with the possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain and thundershowers at many places, while a few places may receive intense showers with heavy rain at isolated spots in Jammu division.
The MeT has also issued an advisory, stating that flash floods at a few vulnerable places, along with landslides, mudslides, and shooting stones, are expected during July 6-8.
A rise in water levels in rivers, streams, local nallas, and waterlogging in some low-lying areas is also expected, the advisory added.
