Srinagar: The minimum temperature fell by a degree in Srinagar city but rose in the rest of Kashmir, officials said on Monday.
The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, a drop of 1.5 degrees compared to the previous night, the officials said.
The gateway town to the valley, Qazigund, recorded a low of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius, while the minimum settled at minus 1.2 degrees Celsius in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, and 0.1 degrees Celsius in south Kashmir’s Kokernag, the officials said.
Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir which was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir the previous night at minus 4.3 degrees Celsius, recorded a low of minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, they said
Gulmarg logged minus 2.5 degrees Celsius and Pulwama town recorded minus 3.1 degrees Celsius, they said.
The meteorological department said the weather would remain generally dry over the next two days.
