A Western Disturbance (WD) is likely to hit and trigger light to moderate rainfall over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, officials said.
“There is a possibility of snowfall over a few higher reaches during the period also,” the Meteorological Department officials said.
The MeT forecast of the weather will remain generally cloudy during the next 24 hours with the possibility of light to moderate rain/thundershower at many places towards late evening/night to afternoon/late afternoon of September 3.
It said the weather will generally remain dry from September 4 to 5, while there is a chance of a brief spell of rain at isolated to scattered places during September 6 to 7. The weather will remain dry from September 8 to 12.
The Met office has also issued an advisory stating that there is a possibility of heavy rain during September 2 to 3 at isolated places that may cause flash floods/landslides/mudslides/shooting stones over a few vulnerable places.
The inclement weather may also raise the water level in local nallas and flood channels and may also cause water logging in a few low lying areas.
It has also advised trekkers and tourists to plan their trips accordingly, keeping in view the weather conditions.
An independent weather forecaster, Faizan Arif, said that a WD is set to impact Jammu and Kashmir on Monday tomorrow and may cause light to moderate rain showers on September 2 and 3, with the most rainfall activities expected from the night of September 2. A few spots might experience a brief heavy shower, it said.
“This is likely to be the last significant rain spell for the next 15 days. Following this, predominantly dry weather is expected, though an occasional shower is still possible,” he said.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature recorded during the intervening nights of Saturday and Sunday was 0.2 degree Celsius above normal, while the previous day’s maximum temperature was recorded at 1?5 degree Celsius below normal across the weather stations of Kashmir Valley.
