Heavy rain pounds Jammu

Jammu, July 10

Heavy rain lashed Jammu on Tuesday, providing respite to the people from the scorching heat.

The mercury was on the rise in the City of Temples since Thursday last. However, residents of the city on Tuesday woke up to heavy rain which lashed the city for over an hour from 7.15 am.

A spokesman of the MET department said Jammu recorded 94.8 mm of rain till 8.30 am and the minimum temperature dropped by over six notches to settle at 22.7 degrees Celsius.

The city had recorded a high of 38.2 degrees Celsius and a low of 28.8 degrees Celsius on Monday, which was 2.3 and 3.1 notches above average, respectively.

The MET office has predicted wet weather for the next five days with scattered to fairly widespread rain and thundershowers. PTI