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“Some places successful the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received caller snowfall, portion the plains were lashed by rainfall successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday (May 21, 2026), bringing down temperatures,” officials said.
The frontier Gurez assemblage successful northbound Kashmir's Bandipora, Zojilla Pass on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway and Sonamarg received snowfall. A fewer different peaks successful the higher reaches of the vale were besides draped successful white. The plains of the valley, including the summertime superior of Srinagar, were lashed by intermittent rains.
“Heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm precocious Wednesday (May 20, 2026) nighttime near a roadworthy successful Bandipora territory severely damaged, portion h2o and mud entered respective adjacent homes,” the officials said. The rainfall besides triggered waterlogging and mudflow successful the area, disrupting movement. The rainfall and snowfall brought respite from the heatwave-like conditions successful Kashmir.
The Meteorological Department said determination is simply a anticipation of 1 oregon 2 spells of airy rainfall and thundershowers with gusty winds and hailstorm astatine galore places implicit Thursday (May 21, 2026) and Friday (May 22, 2026). “The upwind is apt to enactment mostly adust successful the forenoon, with little showers apt towards precocious day hours astatine isolated to scattered places till May 25,” it said.
