Srinagar, July 17 -- Srinagar on Friday recorded its hottest day of the season with the mercury touching 35 degrees Celsius, the third-highest maximum temperature recorded in July in the past decade, even as the Meteorological Department forecast a major shift in weather from July 19, warning of heavy rain, flash floods and landslides across parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

According to Meteorological Department data, the maximum temperature in Srinagar settled at 35.0degC, nearly five degrees above normal and higher than the previous July high of 34.5degC recorded on July 10 this year.

Official records show that Friday's temperature was the third-highest July maximum since 2016, after 37.4degC on July 6, 2025, and 36.2degC on July 29, 2024....