The MET office in Srinagar has issued a 4-day wet spell from Tuesday and issued yellow and orange alerts for the Jammu and Kashmir regions till February 28.
There is a possibility of light to moderate rains and snow for the next four days from tomorrow Tuesday evening while the intensity would increase on February 27, the weatherman said.
As per stats, a yellow alert has been issued by the local Meteorological Department (MeT) on February 25 and 26 across Jammu and Kashmir.
An orange alert has been issued for February 27 for both J&K, while on February 28, an orange alert has been issued for Jammu and a yellow alert for the Kashmir region.
Isolated heavy rain and snow are expected during the period while surface traffic may also be witnessed, reads the advisory issued by the Meteorological Office in Srinagar.
Generally cloudy weather is expected for the next four days, as there is a possibility of light to moderate rain and snow at most of the places from February 25th evening and night to February 28 late night, with isolated heavy rain and snow over the entire Jammu and Kashmir during the period, Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, said.
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On March 1 and 2, light rain and snow are expected in scattered to fairly widespread places, he said, adding that active Western Disturbances are also likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir from today.
“There are expectations that the next four days would witness the major snowfall of this season. The major intensity is expected between February 27 and 28,” he said.
Furthermore, according to predictions, very heavy snowfall is expected over higher reaches like Sinthan Top, Peer ki Gali, Razdan Top, Zojila Pass, Sonamarg, Gulmarg, Baltal Pahalgam, and other upper reaches, along with heavy rainfall over the plains of Jammu and Kashmir.
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