Srinagar- Bitter chilly returned to Kashmir with areas in South of Valley, Sonamarg and Gulmarg recording extreme chilly situations on Friday.
A meteorological division official mentioned that Sonamarg, was the coldest in Kashmir at minus 15.1 diploma Celsius.
The MeT official mentioned that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.3°C towards 0.2°C on earlier evening and it was 0.4°C above regular for the summer season capital of J&Ok for this time of the yr.
Qazigund recorded a minimal of minus 9.4°C towards minus 0.4°C on the earlier evening, he mentioned. The minimal temperature was 7.3°C under regular for the gateway city of Kashmir, the MeT official mentioned.
He mentioned it was the bottom minimal temperature in Qazigund in February in at-least over the last decade, surpassing minus 9.0°C recorded on ninth of February 2019.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 11.9°C towards minus 4.1°C on the earlier evening and it was 5.8°C under regular for the well-known resort in south Kashmir. It was third lowest temperature for Pahalgam within the final ten years after minus 12.6°C and minus 12.7°C on 2nd and ninth of February 2020 and 2019 respectively. The all-time lowest minimal temperature for Pahalgam in the course of the February was minus 17.2°C on February 1984.
Kokernag, additionally in south Kashmir, recorded a minimal of minus 9.4°C towards 1.4°C on the earlier evening and the temperature was under regular by 7.0°C for the place, the official mentioned. It was second lowest minimal temperature since 2014 in Kokernag with earlier lowest of minus 9.5 recorded on 1 February 2021 and all-time report of minus 12.3°C on 22-02-1984.
Kupwara city in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.4°C towards 0.7°C on the earlier evening and it was 2.1°C under regular there, the official mentioned.
Gulmarg, the official mentioned, recorded a low of minus 12.0°C towards minus 7.6°C on the earlier evening and the temperature was under regular by 4.4°C for the well-known snowboarding resort in north Kashmir. It equalled third lowest minimal temperature since ten years in February as minus 13.5°C on 12-02 final yr, minus 12.0°C on 4-02-2022 and minus 12.2°C on 1 February 2020 whereas the all-time report of minus 18.0°C on 04-02-1968.
Jammu, he mentioned, recorded a minimal of 5.7°C and it was under regular by 2.7°C for the winter capital of J&Ok.
Banihal recorded a low of 6.8°C, Batote 3.8°C and Bhaderwah 5.2°C, he mentioned.
Concerning forecast, the MeT official mentioned, climate is anticipated to be typically dry with risk of very gentle snow at remoted larger reaches.
From February 3-4, he mentioned, there may be risk of sunshine to reasonable snow and rain (Jammu) at many locations of J&Ok. From February Fifth-12, typically dry climate is anticipated.
As ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day harsh interval of winter ended on January 29, Kashmir is presently in the course of 20-day-long winter interval known as ‘Chillai-Khurd’ that ends on February 19 and is adopted by a 10-day-long interval ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (child chilly) which begins from February 20 to March 1. (with GNS inputs)
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