J&K: No respite from heat, “hot & dry” weather to continue atleast for a week

Absence of any strong Western Disturbance ‘NO’ forecast of Major Rain for a week: MeT

Amid ongoing dry hot weather spell in Jammu and Kashmir, the weatherman on Saturday forecasted “hot and dry” weather atleast for a week.

According to the Srinagar based weather station, due to absence of any strong Western Disturbance or strong Monsoon Current over J&K, there's ‘NO’ forecast of Major Rain for a week, atleast. 

The weather department officials as per the Ground Report said that there is a slight expectation of respite from the ongoing heat wave during the next two days from today.

“Deficit Rainfall continues, partly to generally cloudy. A brief spell of rain may occur at isolated to scattered places of J&K during forenoon. Day temperature is likely to remain 2-3°C lower than yesterday”, the MeT officials said.

Forecasting weather for next week from 17-23 Sep, the MeT officials said that there will be mainly hot & dry but brief spell of Rain at isolated to scattered places of J&K likely during 16-18th.

“Due to absence of any strong Western Disturbance or strong Monsoon Current over J&K, there's NO forecast of Major Rain for a week, atleast”, MeT officials said.

However, Jammu division parts yesterday witnessed rainfall, following which Rajouri-Jammu-Poonch highway was blocked near Rajal Nowshera after a portion of the road caved in and also caused damage to an under-construction culvert.

Pertinent to mention that due to the prolonged dry spell, the water volume in the water bodies of the valley has dropped around 75% than normal, which has also created water scarcity at multiple places.

According to the Jal Jeevan officials, there is a shortfall of around 15 million Gallion Daily (MGD) due to ongoing dry spell, following which they have pressed water tankers at full capacity to ensure supply of portable drinking water in the areas facing water scarcity problems.

Notably, Srinagar on Tuesday this week recorded the season’s second-highest day temperature during the last 132 years.

According to the MeT officials, Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 34.2°C, which was 6.0°C above normal. This was the 2nd highest maximum temperature ever recorded in September since 1891.

The MeT officials added that it has broken the 53-year-old record of 33.8°C recorded on 01 September 1970. 

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