Srinagar, February 11: Kashmir valley is likely to receive a fresh wet spell that is expected to begin from Tuesday evening and continue for two subsequent days as the region is warming up on the last leg of a bitter winter.
An official of the Srinagar Meteorological Centre here said that light rain and snow was expected in the region from Tuesday evening and continue on Wednesday and Thursday.
The official said the precipitation was expected to remain of light intensity and would be at isolated places on Tuesday evening. “On Wednesday and Thursday, it is likely to increase to scattered places and it will be light rain and snow,” the official said.
The fresh wet spell will be unlike the past spells which were moderate to heavy in intensity and had caused widespread damages to the infrastructure and also caused suspension of the highway and air traffic.
Kashmir valley witnesses the last leg of a bitter winter as the region has warmed up in the past week with sunny and bright days while the night temperatures remained freezing.
The day temperatures at most places in Kashmir valley remained a degree or two warmer than the average while the night temperatures dropped two to degrees colder than the average.
In Srinagar, the overnight temperature was recorded at a low of -4°C while Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir recorded a low of -9.4 °C.
