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Sky turns cloudy after sunshine in Kashmir 4/10/2016 11:49:13 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 10: Sky turned cloudy again in the afternoon after bright sunshine was witnessed in Kashmir valley, where wet weather is predicted during the next 72 hours. Barring the famed health resort of Pahalgam and world famous ski resort of Gulmarg, where the minimum temperature dropped to sub zero again, the mercury was above normal in the valley. A MeT department spokesman said here this afternoon that there could be scattered rain today and wide spread rains could be witnessed during the next 24 hours in the valley. Fairly wide and isolated rain is predicted during the subsequent two days. People woke up to a sunny morning in the valley, including summer capital Srinagar, providing the much- needed relief. However, the sky became cloudy in the afternoon. Gulmarg witnessed drop of one degree in the minimum temperature and settled at minus 0.4 degrees, 1.5 notches below normal after recieving 5.2 mm rainfall during the past 24 hours. Pahalgam, base camp of holy Amarnath cave shrine, where the annual yatra will commence from July 2, also recorded considerable drop in the temperature. Against yesterday's 5.5 degrees, it was 0.1 degrees, two notches below normal due to fresh snowfall on upper reaches and 9.2 mm rainfall in Pahalgam. Despite receiving four mm rainfall, the minimum temperature in Srinagar remained a notch above normal. The Met the spokesman said there could be rain or thundershowers and the maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 13 degrees and 8 degrees respectively in the city during the next 24 hours. Qazigund, Kokernag and Kupwara also experienced rain but the minimum temperature remained above normal. Leh recorded minus 0.5 degrees against yesterday's 3 degrees minimum temperature while at border town of Kargil it was 1.6 degrees against yesterdays 1.2 degrees. There could be light rain or snow and the maximum and minimum temperature would be around 12 degrees and 2 degrees respectively in Leh during the next 24 hours, he added.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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