Kashmir on Thursday recorded a serious spell of rain on Thursday after February, which introduced the much-needed respite from sizzling and dry climate.

There have been widespread rains within the plains whereas mountainous areas noticed gentle snowfall, dipping the temperatures sharply. Mild rains have been additionally recorded on Tuesday.

“It is after 50 days that we have this major spell of rainfall. Last we had received snowfall was in February. Since then, March and April have mostly remained dry,” said Mukhtar Ahmad, deputy director of meteorological department of J&K.

The winter as well as spring this year had mostly recorded relatively less precipitation.

In the last week of February, the Valley had seen a spell of widespread snowfall and after that, no major rains were witnessed.

“We have experienced 80% deficit rains this year,” Ahmad stated.

“The deficiency was as a result of absence of any sturdy western disturbance or the winds blowing from the Mediterranean bringing moisture.The cities of Jammu and Srinagar have been additionally largely dry this 12 months, although the phenomenon was nothing new,” he added.

“The snowfall was recorded in north Kashmir’s Machil, Kupwara and central Kashmir’s Sonmarg besides Ladakh’s Drass areas,” Ahmad said.

Meteorologist Mohammad Hussain Mir said the wet weather is expected to continue on Friday as well, though with lesser intensity.

“We might get 50% less rain tomorrow than what we experienced today. From Saturday, the weather might improve for a few days,” Mir stated.

Another feeble climate system is predicted to hit the Himalayan area on Monday.

“Jammu area is predicted to see a respite from the warmth from Friday afternoon onwards,” stated a MeT official.

Srinagar obtained 6.9mm of rain through the previous 24 hours and recorded a low of 10 levels Celsius on Thursday.

The most temperature was 19.7 levels Celsius in opposition to the 21.1 levels Celsius which was 1.4 diploma Celsius beneath regular on Thursday.

Gulmarg in north Kashmir obtained the best rainfall at 24.8mm and recorded a low of two levels Celsius in opposition to 2.5 levels Celsius on the earlier evening.

It additionally obtained a light-weight snowfall on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Indian Army on Thursday rescued 16 individuals who have been stranded amid heavy snowfall at Sinthan Pass of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.