The Meteorological department on Sunday issued a heatwave alert for five districts of the Jammu region. The weather is expected to remain pleasant in the rest of the union territory over the next five days, though the temperature crossed 40 degrees Celsius in Jammu during last couple of days.
“Hot and dry weather is likely to continue in Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Reasi and Udhampur districts during the next two days with heat wave conditions at a few places on 26-27 April,” an Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
The official noted that people should avoid heat exposure during peak hours and advised them to stay hydrated.In Kashmir, the weather is expected to remain pleasant and dry with the possibility of light rain at some places over the next 48 hours.
“One or two spells of light rain or thunder may occur at many places with gusty winds or hailstorm at a few places towards evening on April 27 and 28.The weather will be generally dry on April 29 and 30,” he added. The maximum temperature in Kashmir has been hovering around 17-22 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature recorded last night was around nine degrees Celsius.
While intermittent rain has brought some relief from the heat-wave in Kashmir, Jammu sweltered on Saturday as heat-wave conditions gripped plain areas in the region, with the city recording a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius, about 5.7 notches above the normal. Official sources said that Chatha observatory of SKUAST-Jammu, crossed 40 degrees Celsius temperature on Saturday while it remained 40.0 degrees Celsius on Friday. Scorching heat during the day, has restricted the movement of people on the city roads and lanes during noon, with the sharp rise in the mercury for the last couple of days.
Chief Scientist, Agrometeorology Department of SKUAST-Jammu, Dr Mahender Singh when contacted said that the temperature is gradually rising in the plains of Jammu region and adjoining Punjab for the last couple of days due to dry and hot weather. He said there seems to be little change in the pattern of weather for the past some time. Dr Singh said during this March, the weather remained abnormal. From mid March to mid -April it remained below normal and now it has crossed 40 degrees Celsius within few days.
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