Srinagar: Most places in Jammu and Kashmir are witnessing normal weather conditions, with Srinagar recording a maximum temperature of 28.4 degrees Celsius, the met office said on Sunday.
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, witnessed day temperatures higher by around 2.4 degrees.
The IMD has forecasted isolated showers at some places over the next 72 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, with fairly widespread rains expected to lash the Union Territory on June 4.
Gulmarg tourist resort in North Kashmir recorded a maximum temperature of 20.2 degrees Celsius, which was 3.4 notches above the normal for this time of the year, the met said.
In the rest of the valley, there was a deviation of less than a degree in maximum temperatures as the mercury hovered between 22 and 27 degrees Celsius, the met said.
However, the residents of Jammu are experiencing major relief as the maximum temperature on Sunday was just 30.9 degrees Celsius against the normal of 39.1 degrees Celsius, the met said.
The other weather stations in Jammu region also witnessed lower maximum temperatures, with the highway town of Batote being the second coolest place in Jammu and Kashmir at 21.9 degrees Celsius. It was less than two degrees higher than Gulmarg.
