Amid sweltering heat and hot and humid weather conditions, Srinagar experienced the season’s hottest minimum temperature during the intervening nights of Saturday and Sunday at 24.6°C, officials said.
Today’s minimum temperature was 5.8°C above normal, the 3rd highest in the past 132 years in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
The 2nd all-time highest minimum temperature was recorded on July 26, 2021, at 24.8°C, while on July 21, 1988, the minimum temperature was recorded at 25.2°C, MeT Director Mukhtar Ahmad told UNI.
Today’s nighttime temperature in Srinagar was comparable to the daytime temperature usually experienced in mid-May, an independent weather forecaster, Faizan Arif, said.
He said at 8.30 am in the morning, Real Feel temperature reached 29.8°C (28.0°C in actuality with 63% Relative Humidity).
The minimum temperature recorded in other places of Kashmir Valley was also recorded above normal by 3°C to 8°C during the intervening nights of Saturday and Sunday.
He said the hot and humid weather conditions will persist in the Kashmir valley, with a chance of a few spots that may record thunder-showers towards the afternoon or during the night today.
“There is a possibility of rain chances standing at 55 percent in some parts of Kashmir Valley amid hot and humid weather on July 29, and with that, the temperature may come down by 1°C to 4°C,” he added.
From July 31 to August 1, the daytime temperature may stay in the range of 29–33 °C, with the possibility of showers in between. However, no continuous rainfall is expected as of now.
From July 30 to August 1, the daytime temperatures may stay in the range of 29 to 33 °C. There is a possibility of showers in between. No continuous rainfall is expected as of now.
The MeT office said that Rajouri in Jammu division experienced 88.4mm of rainfall, Jammu 64.4mm, Katra 21.6mm, and Kathua 20.8mm during the past 24 hours.
There is a possibility of a brief spell of rain/thundershower at isolated places of Kashmir Division and light to moderate rain/thundershower at many places of Jammu Division today.
From July 29 to 31, the weather is likely to remain generally cloudy with intermittent spells of light to moderate rain/thundershower at scattered to fairly widespread places of Kashmir Division and widespread places of Jammu Division.
The weather will generally remain cloudy with spells of intermittent light to moderate rain/thundershower at many places of Kashmir Division and most places of Jammu Division from August 1 to 4, the MeT office said.
