Another spell of wet weather from Jan 18: MeT

Srinagar, Jan 13: Meteorological Department on Sunday predicted another spell of wet weather in Jammu and Kashmir state from next week even as the authorities has issued fresh avalanche warning in ten districts of the state.

“A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the state from 18th January, resulting in fairly widespread rain/snow, in Jammu and Kashmir,” an official of the MeT department told GNS.

The officer said that a medium and low danger avalanche warning has been issued in the ten districts of the state.

“Medium danger avalanche warning has been issued for higher reaches of Baramulla, Kupwara Bandipora and Ganderbal while as a low danger for Poonch, Ramban, Kishtwar, Anantnag, Kargil and Leh districts, for the next 24 hours,” the official said.