Srinagar, July 11 -- After intermittent rains in Jammu and Kashmir for three days bringing down the temperatures below normal, the meteorological centre(MeT) has now predicted improvement in wet weather from Friday.

The rains continued in parts of J&K with Kathua recording 174.8 mm rains, Samba 96 mm and Jammu 37.7 mm in the 24 hours preceding Thursday morning, while parts of the Himalayan valley, including Baramulla and Sopore, also received light to moderate rains during the day.

The rains which started Monday evening brought relief from the extreme heatwave prevailing across the Kashmir valley since June 9.

The temperatures have plunged to below normal after breaking a record high of 72 years.

The MeT informed that summer capital S...