Kashmir continues to reel under sub-zero temperatures
Srinagar: Sub-zero temperatures continued in Kashmir Valley with a slight increase in the night temperature, officials said today.
A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.4°C against the previous night’s minus 3.6°C, which was the coldest so far this season. The mercury was around 0.9°C below normal during this time of the year, the official said.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 2.6°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night. The temperature 1.0°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
He said that Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.3°C against minus 5.3°C on the previous night and it was 1.0°C above normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 0.6°C against minus 2.1°C as on the previous night and it was 1.1°C above normal for the place, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 2.0°C against minus 2.5°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 2.8°C above normal for the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the official told GNS.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 3.8°C against minus 3.6°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 1.4°C below normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 7.2°C against 9.3°C on the previous night. It was 1.7°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 2.6°C (above normal by 1.1°C), Batote 4.3°C (0.9°C above normal), Katra 7.8°C (0.2°C below normal), and Bhadarwah 2.1°C (1.7°C above normal).
Ladakh, Leh recorded minus 7.6°C and Kargil minus 12.1°C, the official said. The MeT department has forecast mainly dry weather for now and no major weather activity till December 25.
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