{"id":1438,"date":"2025-12-19T07:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/2025\/12\/19\/dry-spell-ending-snowfall-rain-forecast-kashmir\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T07:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:34:24","slug":"dry-spell-ending-snowfall-rain-forecast-kashmir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bharatvoicenews.com\/?p=1438","title":{"rendered":"Dry Spell to End Soon with Snowfall &#038; Rain Forecast in Kashmir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The prolonged dry spell in Kashmir is likely to end on the eve of <strong>Chille Kalan<\/strong>, as the Meteorological Department forecasts snowfall in higher regions and rain in the plains. This weather change will commence after nearly two weeks of dry conditions.<\/p>\n<p>According to a meteorologist, weather conditions from <strong>December 18 to 19<\/strong> will remain <strong>partly to generally cloudy<\/strong>, with a chance of <strong>very light snowfall in isolated higher reaches of North and Central Kashmir<\/strong>. The forecast provides hope for relief for residents waiting for precipitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA more active western disturbance is likely to impact the region from late night <strong>December 20 to December 21<\/strong>. This will bring <strong>light to moderate snowfall in higher reaches<\/strong> while the plains will experience <strong>light to moderate rain<\/strong> across many areas in Jammu and Kashmir,\u201d the official stated.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>December 22<\/strong>, locals can expect generally cloudy weather with light rain or snowfall at scattered places. From <strong>December 23 to 29<\/strong>, the weather is likely to remain partly to generally cloudy, enhancing hopes for a winter wonderland. As the month closes, <strong>December 30 and 31<\/strong> will see cloud cover with isolated light snowfall forecast for the higher reaches.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Snowfall Advisory Issued for Higher Reaches<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Meteorological Department has issued an advisory, warning that certain higher reaches in Kupwara, Bandipora, and Ganderbal districts may receive moderate to heavy snowfall, particularly on <strong>December 21<\/strong>. Travellers and transporters must plan their journeys carefully, adhering to traffic management and administrative advisories.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Current Temperatures and Weather Conditions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir have remained remarkably <strong>above normal<\/strong>. In Srinagar, the maximum temperature hit <strong>10.6\u00b0C<\/strong>, which exceeds the average by <strong>1.2\u00b0C<\/strong>, whereas the minimum temperature settled at <strong>0.2\u00b0C<\/strong>. In Gulmarg, the maximum climbed to <strong>8.8\u00b0C<\/strong>, nearly <strong>4\u00b0C higher than normal<\/strong>, while its minimum reached <strong>1.6\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In north Kashmir, <strong>Kupwara<\/strong> recorded a maximum temperature of <strong>10.8\u00b0C<\/strong> with a minimum of <strong>-1.0\u00b0C<\/strong>. <strong>Pahalgam<\/strong> saw a max of <strong>11.2\u00b0C<\/strong> and a minimum of <strong>0.4\u00b0C<\/strong>, while <strong>Qazigund<\/strong> registered <strong>13.0\u00b0C<\/strong> for maximum and <strong>0.8\u00b0C<\/strong> for minimum temperatures. In the Jammu region, <strong>Jammu city<\/strong> recorded a staggering maximum of <strong>22.3\u00b0C<\/strong> and a minimum of <strong>11.0\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The department confirmed that <strong>no rainfall occurred at any station<\/strong> in the past 24 hours, raising concerns, but the forecast brings renewed hope for the people of Kashmir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prolonged dry spell in Kashmir is set to end with forecasts of snowfall and rain as Chille Kalan approaches, bringing relief after nearly two weeks of dry weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1438","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jammu","8":"category-kashmir"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dry Spell to End Soon with Snowfall &amp; 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