A snow-covered mountain range. Credit: Maciej Gerszewski

Snow in Kashmir

6 November 2005 06:00 UTC-9 November 06:00 UTC

Region

Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran

Satellites

Meteosat-5

The visible channel of Meteosat-5 captured the first snowfall in Kashmir on 7 November 2005.

Last Updated

24 May 2022

Published on

07 November 2005

By Cecilie Wettre and Jochen Kerkmann (EUMETSAT)

Winter cyclones regularly bring snowfall to the northwestern part of the Himalayas. This year, the first snow was anticipated with dread in the Kashmir region, which was struck by an earthquake on 8 October 2005, leaving millions of people homeless.

The images from the visible channel (VIS) cover the period from 6 November to 9 November, and when studied in chronological order, the images show how a cyclone from the Arabian Gulf arrives 7 November and causes a significant snowfall, which is visible when the area is cloud free again on 8 November.

Met-5, 06 November 2005, 06:00 UTC — Figure 1: Meteosat-5 VIS channel, 6 November 2005, 06:00 UTC

Met-5, 07 November 2005, 06:00 UTC — Figure 2: Meteosat-5 VIS channel, 7 November 2005, 06:00 UTC

Met-5, 08 November 2005, 06:00 UTC — Figure 3: Meteosat-5 VIS channel, 8 November 2005, 06:00 UTC. Animation (03:00–07:00 UTC)

Met-5, 09 November 2005, 06:00 UTC — Figure 4: Meteosat-5 VIS channel, 9 November 2005, 06:00 UTC

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