Rains, snowfall likely in Kashmir on 2 days: ZT weather outlook

Srinagar, Oct 9: A precipitation spell involving light to medium rains in the plains and snowfall in mountains is likely to start late Sunday to Monday  in parts of Kashmir region.

According to Ziraat Times Weather Outlook, while most of the Kashmir Valley, mainly north Kashmir parts, is likely to experience rainfall from late Sunday to late Monday, mountains and several sub valleys are likely to experience light to medium snowfall.

According to the available data analysed by Ziraat Times, light to medium snowfall is likely across Gurez mountains, upper Kupwara and Bandipora mountains, Sonamarg, Zojila Pass areas, Upper Kargil, Upper Zanaskar valley, Sindh valley mountains of Ganderbal district and northern parts of upper Pirpanjal.

Snowfall on  mountain passes connecting Kashmir Valley through Zojila Pass, Razdan Pass may result  in disruption of vehicular traffic between Kashmir valley and Kargil, Ladakh and Gurez.

Farmers are advised to plan their agricultural activities factoring in  rainfall in plain areas and also a major dip in temperatures.

Note: Ziraat Times issues weather forecasts/advisories in the interest of farmers and general public based on the analysis of multiple weather data, including supercomputer-generated cloud movements, temperature projections, humidity, wind direction and speeds. This Ziraat Times outlook factors in the medium and short term movement trends associated with the Westerly Jet, temperature variations within Jammu & Kashmir’s sub-regions, valleys, neighbouring regions and also past weather patterns. While maximum care is taken in generating this information, and most times our forecasts are accurate; at times, the forecast might not go as anticipated. We advise discretion in using this information.