Rains lash Valley showers to continue till Sep 24:MeT

SRINAGAR: Upper reaches in the Kashmir valley received light to moderate snowfall while plains, including summer capital, Srinagar were being lashed by rain since last night resulting in chilly conditions. A Met department spokesperson said here that there could be isolated rain till September 24, a day before the Eid-ul-Azha, when the weather will turn dry for subsequent three days in the Kashmir valley. He said there could be widespread or isolated rain during the next 48 hours in Jammu region and scattered or isolated rain in Ladakh during the next 24 hours. The upper reaches in the valley, including holy Amarnath cave shrine and its periphery besides Sheshnag, Mahaguns, Pisso top, Panjtarni and other heights in Pahalgam received fresh light to moderate snowfall since last night. However, at Pahalgam it was raining since last night, a hotel owner told over phone. Though there are icy cold winds in the town since this morning, the minimum temperature at the world famous health resort remained above normal. It was 10.9 degree Celsius, three notches above normal despite 19 mm rainfall during the night. Gulmarg, famed ski resort in north Kashmir recorded highest 26.2mm rainfall during the past 24 hours while upper heights received snow resulting in drop in the minimum temperature which settled at 6.6 degree, half a notch below normal. The spokesperson said the maximum temperature at Gulmarg yesterday was 16.2 degree, three notches below normal.