MeT issues flash flood warning for Aug 26, 27
Srinagar, Aug 24: Heat wave continued as mercury remained above normal, affecting vegetable, fruit and other crops in the Kashmir, where there could be light to moderate rain, thunderstorm with 30 km to 40 km per hour gusty winds for two days from August 26 which could probably result in flash flood at some places.
A Met department spokesman said this evening that weather will remain mainly dry during the next 24 hours in the Kashmir valley, Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh, Gilgit and Baltistan in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) while fairly widespread light to moderate rain in Jammu region.
He said weather remained hot during the past 24 hours when the mercury remained above normal, badly hitting the orchards and farmers besides acute shortage of drinking water leading to protests in the Kashmir valley.
There could be light to moderate rain and thunderstorm with 30 km to 40 km per hour gusty winds on August 26 and 27 which could result in flash flood in some places in the Kashmir valley.
People in summer capital, Srinagar, continued to suffer as the maximum temperature was 5.4 degree above normal while minimum temperature was 3.7 notches above normal. Against the normal maximum temperature 29.2 degree it was 34.6 degree while minimum temperature was 20.1 degree against normal of 16.4 degree in Srinagar. There could be partly cloudy sky to light rain and thunderstorm and the maximum and minimum temperature could be 30 degree and 20 degree respectively during the next 24 hours.
Famed health resort of Pahalgam, about 100 km from here recorded 28.7 degree maximum temperature which was 3.8 notches above normal while at world famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir the maximum temperature was 25 degree, 4.8 degree above normal.
Gilgit in PaK recorded 38 degree maximum temperature on Monday, highest in the region followed by Mirpur 36.5 degree, Muzaffarabad 35.5 degree and Skardu 33.6 degree.
Leh and Kargil in UT Ladakh recorded 30.6 degree and 30.8 degree maximum temperature today respectively.
