Snow, rain bring relief from dry weather in J&K

After two days of intermittent rains and snowfall, weather improved across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, bringing much relief from the drought-like conditions in the Himalayan valley.

- HT Correspondent

SRINAGAR:

The meteorological centre in Srinagar said that the past 24 hours till Friday morning, J&K witnessed light to moderate rain and snow at most places with moderate to heavy snowfall over higher reaches.

"In Jammu's Chenab valley and south Kashmir's mountains, there was moderate to heavy rains and snowfall at some places. In Valley's central and northern parts there were light to moderate rains in plains and light snowfall in mountains," said MeT director Mukhtar Ahmad.

The MeT said in an update that Banihal received a snowfall depth of 15 cm, Pahalgam in south Kashmir received 13 cm snowfall, Bhaderwah 9 cm and Gulmarg 7 cm.

The highest rainfall was recorded in Batote at 48 mm, Bhaderwah received 41 mm, Kukernag in south Kashmir 27 mm and Srinagar 11 mm.