Srinagar|March,9: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar Sunday predicted a week-long spell of wet weather from Monday over Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The MeT office said the weather generally will remain dry till Sunday evening. It said there is a possibility of light to moderate rain and snow over higher reaches at many places during March 10 and 11, while an intermittent spell of light to moderate rain and snow at many places over Jammu and Kashmir during March 12 and 14.
There are chances of another spell of intermittent light rain and snow at many places during March 15 and 16. The MeT office has also issued an advisory for travellers, tourists, and transporters to follow the admin/traffic advisory before planning their trip during the period. The farmers have also been advised to suspend farm operations from March 10 onwards till March 18; besides, people living on the higher reaches have been asked to avoid sloppy and avalanche-prone areas during the period. The night temperature recorded 1 to 2°C below the average at many weather stations of Kashmir during the past 24 hours, while the day temperature on Saturday remained 4.5°C above normal across the Valley. Srinagar recorded the highest day temperature at 19.0°C on the previous day. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, had a low of 2.2°C recorded during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. This was 1.1°C below the average for the place during this period of the season. The tourist resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir was the coldest place with a low of -2.7°C, ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir at -2.4°C, and Kupwara -0.4°C, the MeT office said.
