There was no let up in heat wave conditions in Kashmir with Srinagar sizzling at 35.5°C, surpassing the previous records of two decades after the mercury settled at 35.5 degrees, which is the highest June temperature since 2005. Srinagar was hotter than Jammu.
A MeT official said Srinagar today recorded a day temperature of 35.5 degrees, which was the hottest day of the season so far.
The same day temperature was recorded on June 20, breaking the previous record of 20 years.
In Qazigund the mercury settled at 33.6 degrees while Pahalgam recorded 30.6 degrees.
In Kupwara, a maximum temperature of 34.7 degrees while Kokernag and Gulmarg, a famous ski-resort, the mercury settled at 33.2 degrees and 26.0 degrees respectively.
Jammu recorded a maximum temperature 34.1 degrees, which was lower than Srinagar.
Banihal recorded a day temperature of 30.6 degrees and Batote, Katra and Bhaderwah recorded a maximum temperature of 28.2 degrees, 30.7 degrees and 33.2 degrees respectively.
Director Meteorological department (MeT), Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that intermittent spells of light to moderate rain and thundershower are expected at many places with the possibility of heavy rain at isolated places of Jammu division from June 25 to June 27.
‘Between June 28 to 30 there is a possibility of intermittent rain and thundershower at scattered places while from July 1 to 2, there is a possibility of intermittent rain and thundershower at scattered places,” he said.
The MeT has issued an advisory stating that there is a possibility of moderate to heavy rain with intense showers at a few places, mainly in Jammu division from June 25 to 27.
It warned of flash floods at a few vulnerable places with landslides, mudslides and shooting stones.