Srinagar, Jan 22 || A nightlong cloud cover added to the chill blowing into the plains of the Valley on Thursday as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast widespread rain and snow in Jammu and Kashmir beginning on Thursday evening.
The MeT Department officials said two powerful Western Disturbances have reached J&K and will be active from January 22 to January 24, with the peak activity expected on January 23.
“Under the influence of these two powerful Western Disturbances, widespread moderate to heavy rain/snow is likely to occur, and the plains, including Srinagar city, could receive this season’s first snowfall.
“Another weather activity is expected around January 28 due to another Western Disturbance, but that is weaker than the current one,” the MeT officials said.
A Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm in the Mediterranean that brings rain/snow in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. The prospects of a good Rabi crop in these countries depend on the activities of the Western Disturbance.