Snow drapes Pir Ki Gali, Gulmarg, Sinthan Top; rains lash plains, chill prevails

Jammu Tawi, Oct 6: The upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir recorded season’s first snowfall on Monday, while rains lashed the plains, causing temperatures to plummet below normal across the region.

Independent weatherman Faizan Keng, said, “January like conditions prevailed in Kupwara and Baderwah as temperatures fell 16.0 C below normal.”

The maximum temperature settled below normal across Union Territory with Srinagar recording a day temperature of 12.5 degree Celsius (13.0 degree Celsius below normal).

Kupwara recorded 10.8 degree Celsius (16.0 degree Celsius) while Qazigund, a gateway of Kashmir, recorded 13.5 degree Celsius (10.6 degree Celsius below normal). Pahalgam recorded a day temperature of 9.2

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