Srinagar, July 19 -- Srinagar on Saturday recorded the hottest day of the season as the mercury climbed to 35.9 degrees Celsius, nearly six degrees above normal, while the Meteorological Department forecast a significant shift in weather with widespread rainfall, thunderstorms and the possibility of heavy to very heavy showers across Jammu and Kashmir over the next five days.

According to the data provided by MeT, the maximum temperature in Srinagar was 5.8 degrees Celsius above normal, making it the highest daytime temperature recorded so far this year. However, it remained below last year's peak of 37.4 degrees Celsius, recorded on July 6, 2025.

An official said that the prolonged spell of intense heat continued across much of Kashmir...