Srinagar: The night temperatures plunged below the freezing point in Kashmir as the mercury dropped at most places owing to clear skies.
Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius on Friday night, nearly three degrees down from 0.2 degrees Celsius on the previous night, they said.
Central Kashmir’s tourist resort of Sonamarg was the coldest in Jammu and Kashmir with a low of minus 5.8 degrees Celsius, down from minus 4.7 degrees Celsius a day ago.
Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir recorded minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, and the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius.
Among other places, Qazigund recorded a low of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, Kokernag minus 0.9 degrees Celsius and Kupwara minus 3.8 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast generally dry weather in Kashmir till December 29 and spells of wet weather around New Year’s Eve.
The weather office said light rain or snow is possible at scattered places on December 30 and at many places on December 31 and January 01. There is a possibility of moderate snowfall in a few middle and higher reaches of north and central Kashmir, it said.
On January 02, there are chances of light snow over isolated higher reaches, it added.
