Srinagar, Feb 22: Night time temperatures plummet in Kashmir Valley, indicating chilly climate circumstances, because the ski resort of Gulmarg recorded a temperature of -10.4°C on Thursday, officers mentioned.
The essential Srinagar-Jammu nationwide freeway continues to stay closed for vehicular visitors resulting from landslides that occurred at a number of locations after it was partially restored on Wednesday.
“Restoration work is in progress at Kishtwari Pather on Jammu-Srinagar Nationwide Freeway; it’ll take a while,” a visitors official mentioned on X.
Srinagar Leh Highway additionally remained closed for vehicular visitors as a result of accumulation of current snowfall. The roads connecting Keran and Machil roads in Kupwara district, Anantnag Sinthan, and Mughal roads had been additionally closed for vehicular visitors resulting from snowfall on Tuesday, they mentioned.
The climate is prone to stay dry over most components of Jammu and Kashmir until February 25, and sunny days are anticipated from February 23 to 25, impartial climate forecaster Kashmir Climate mentioned.
He mentioned one other Western disturbance is prone to hit on February 26 that will set off rain and snow over Jammu and Kashmir.
The Meteorological Centre Srinagar mentioned the minimal temperature through the intervening nights of Wednesday and Thursday in Srinagar was recorded at -1.0°C towards 0.0°C. It was 1.9°C beneath regular for the summer season capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
The day temperature was additionally recorded at 3.6°C, beneath the traditional of 10.3°C on the day gone by in Srinagar.
Gulmarg remained the coldest place, with a low of -10.4°C towards the -9.4°C recorded the earlier evening. It was 3.7°C beneath regular for the well-known ski resort of North Kashmir. It additionally acquired 1.0cm of snowfall and 1.8mm of rain through the previous 24 hours till 0830 hours on Thursday.
Qazigund on Srinagar-Jammu Nationwide had a low of -4.4°C towards the 0.0°C recorded a day in the past, whereas Picnic Spot in south Kashmir’s Kokernag recorded a low of -5.4°C towards the -3.4°C recorded the earlier evening.
The vacationer scorching spot of Pahalgam settled at -8.6°C towards -1.6°C the earlier evening, and it was 4.6°C beneath regular for the valley of shepherds in south Kashmir.
Kupwara recorded a low of -3.1°C towards -0.3°C, and it was 2.8°C beneath regular for the frontier north Kashmir district on Thursday, the MeT workplace mentioned. (Businesses)
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