JAMMU, April 12 -- The J&K Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted an overall dry weather in Kashmir valley for now while forecasting fairly widespread rains on April 15 and 16 across Jammu and Kashmir.

A local MeT department official that mainly dry weather is expected in J&K for the next 24 hours with very light rain or snow at one or two places on higher reaches towards the late afternoon.

For subsequent days, the MeT official predicted scattered or isolated light rain or thundershowers or snow at some parts while fairly to widespread rains have been forecast on April 15 and 16 respectively.

He informed that the minimum temperature settled at 6.8degC against 4.6degC on the previous night in Srinagar. The temperature in the sum...