Rain, Snow Intensify Chill Across J&K, MeT Predicts Dry Weather From Nov 15

Gulmarg Records Season’s Lowest at -0.5°C
Srinagar | November 13: Rain across the plains and fresh snowfall over higher reaches intensified wintry conditions across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
According to official weather data, Baramulla recorded the highest rainfall at 49.5 mm over the past 24 hours, followed by Gulmarg at 40.6 mm and Kupwara at 37.3 mm. Pahalgam received 22.4 mm of precipitation, Srinagar recorded 16.3 mm, Batote 16.1 mm, Bhaderwah 15.3 mm, and Banihal 10.5 mm, while Kokernag and Qazigund logged 6.4 mm and 5.8 mm, respectively.
Gulmarg received between two and six inches of fresh snow, plunging its minimum temperature to minus 0.5 degrees Celsius—the season’s lowest—against a maximum of 6.2 degrees Celsius, officials said. Srinagar recorded a maximum of 15.2 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 6.2 degrees Celsius, while Pahalgam registered 14.1 degrees and 4 degrees Celsius. Kupwara settled at a maximum of 10.3 degrees and a minimum of 4 degrees Celsius, Qazigund recorded 13.4 and 6.4 degrees, and Kokernag logged 14 and 5.2 degrees Celsius. In the Jammu region, Jammu city recorded a high of 28 degrees and a low of 16.3 degrees Celsius, while Banihal and Bhaderwah registered maximums of 25.5 and 15.3 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has forecast a brief spell of light rain and higher-reach snowfall at scattered places late Friday and Saturday, reports said. Weather is expected to remain generally dry from November 15 to 24, barring brief cloudiness around November 20 and 21. Consequently, the MeT department has advised farmers to resume agricultural operations from November 15 onward, while cautioning travellers to stay updated on road conditions along mountain passes.