Ahead of expected wet spell, Sgr sees season’s hottest day again at 35.5°C

Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir braces for the three-day wet spell from today (Thursday), Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has once again surpassed the previous records of two decades after the mercury settled at 35.5 degrees, which is the highest June temperature since 2005.
Reports said that Srinagar has recorded a day temperature of 35.5 degrees, which is the hottest day of the season so far. Similar day temperature was recorded on June 20, breaking the previous record of 20 years.
In Qazigund, a gateway of Kashmir, the mercury settled at 33.6 degrees while Pahalgam recorded 30.6 degrees. In Kupwara, a maximum temperature of 34.7 degrees while Kokernag and Gulmarg, a famous ski-resort, the mercury settled at 33.2 degrees and 26.0 degrees respectively.
Jammu division, however, continued to witness below or around normal temperatures with Jammu recording a maximum temperature 34.1 degrees.
Banihal recorded a day temperature of 30.6 degrees and Batote, Katra and Bhaderwah recorded a maximum temperature of 28.2 degrees, 30.7 degrees and 33.2 degrees respectively.
Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir is expected to witness a three-day wet spell from today (Thursday).
Director Meteorological department (MeT), Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that intermittent spells of light to moderate rain and thundershower are expected at many places with the possibility of heavy rain at isolated places of Jammu division from June 25 to June 27.
Between June 28 to 30, he said there is a possibility of intermittent rain and thundershower at scattered places while from July 01 to 02, there is a possibility of intermittent rain and thundershower at scattered places.
In this regard, the MeT has issued an advisory, stating that there is a possibility of moderate to heavy rain with intense showers at a few places, mainly in Jammu division from June 25 to 27. It added that flash floods at a few vulnerable places with landslides, mudslides and shooting stones are expected.
Water logging in low-lying areas of the plains of Jammu division and a rise in water level in rivers and local nallahs are expected, the advisory reads, adding that farmers are advised to suspend irrigation, spraying and fertiliser application from June 25 to June 27