Srinagar, Jul 10 (NVI): Heatwave conditions continued across Kashmir on Friday, with Srinagar recording a maximum temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius, nearly five degrees above the seasonal average, according to the Meteorological Department.
Official data showed Srinagar recorded 34.5 degrees Celsius, 4.8 degrees above normal.
Among other places in the Valley, Qazigund recorded 32.0 degrees Celsius, 4.1 degrees above normal, while Pahalgam registered 28.0 degrees Celsius, 2.7 degrees above normal.
Kupwara recorded a maximum temperature of 33.0 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees above normal, while Kokernag registered 31.0 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees above normal. Gulmarg, the famous tourist resort, recorded 24.9 degrees Celsius, 3.9 degrees above the seasonal average.
In the Jammu region, Jammu city recorded a maximum temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius, marginally 0.2 degrees above normal. Banihal recorded 29.9 degrees Celsius, Batote 27.2 degrees Celsius and Bhaderwah 30.6 degrees Celsius, all above normal. Katra recorded 31.0 degrees Celsius, slightly below the seasonal average.
Leh in the Union Territory of Ladakh recorded a maximum temperature of 23.4 degrees Celsius.
The Meteorological Department has forecast intermittent rain and thundershowers across Jammu and Kashmir over the next few days, with the possibility of heavy showers at isolated places from July 11, which is expected to bring some relief from the prevailing hot weather.(NVI)
