Overview

• Srinagar reached a daytime high of 37.4 °C on July 5, the third-highest July temperature since records began in 1892 and the highest since 1953.
• Nighttime lows stayed at 24.5 °C, marking the fourth-warmest July night on record and 6.3 °C above the long-term average.
• More than a month without rain has caused acute drinking water and irrigation shortages across the Kashmir Valley.
• Education authorities advanced summer breaks for schools and colleges and issued advisories urging residents to stay hydrated and limit outdoor activities.
• The Meteorological Department predicts intermittent rain and thunderstorms from July 6–8 with alerts for flash floods, landslides and suspension of farm irrigation operations.