Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 27 : For the second time in July, Srinagar once again recorded the highest temperature in the last 25 years as the mercury settled at 35.7 degree Celsius today.
Since 1999, Srinagar recorded the highest maximum temperature on July 04, 2024 and today again, it settled at 35.7 degree Celsius. The temperature settled 5.8 degree Celsius above normal in Srinagar.
Kokernag, Qazigund, Kupwara also recorded 32.5 degree Celsius, 32.6 degree Celsius and 35.6 degree Celsius respectively. Pahalgam recorded 30.1 degree Celsius. Kokernag recorded a 7.1 degree temperature above normal.
However, the weatherman has forecast a significant fall in the temperature from 29th July onwards.
Director Meteorological Department, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that brief spell of rain and thundershower are expected at isolated places of Kashmir division and light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places of Jammu division.
From July 29 to July 31, generally cloudy with intermittent spells of light to moderate rain and thundershower at scattered to fairly widespread places of Kashmir division and widespread places of Jammu division.
He added that from August 01 to August 04, the weather would remain generally cloudy with spells of intermittent light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places of Kashmir division and most places of Jammu division.
Meanwhile, the MeT has issued an advisory, saying that significant fall is expected in day temperature from 29th July onwards.
“Intense showers for brief period with possibility of landslides/mudslides and shooting stones over few vulnerable places with possibility of heavy rainfall at few places of Jammu division,” the advisory said.
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