Kashmir freezes beneath excessive chilly, Srinagar data minus 1.4°C, Pahalgam coldest at minus 4.3°C

Mercury continued to witness downward development in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday and settled beneath freezing level within the Valley barring Kokernag.

A meteorological temperature division official instructed GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.4°C in opposition to 0.7°C on the earlier evening and it was 0.5°C beneath regular for this time of the yr in Srinagar.

Qazigund recorded a minimal of minus 1.6°C in opposition to minus 0.4°C on the earlier evening, he mentioned. The minimal temperature was 0.5°C beneath regular for the gateway city of Kashmir, the official mentioned.

Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.3°C in opposition to minus 3.4°C on the earlier evening and it was 1.0 °C beneath regular for the well-known resort in south Kashmir.

Kokernag, additionally in south Kashmir, recorded a minimal of 0.2°C in opposition to 0.8°C on the earlier evening and the temperature was above regular for the place by 0.8°C, the official mentioned.

Kupwara city in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 1.4°C in opposition to minus 2.5°C on the earlier evening and it was 0.3°C beneath regular there, the official mentioned.

Gulmarg, the official mentioned, recorded a low of minus 2.3°C in opposition to minus 3.0°C on the earlier evening and the newest temperature was 1.0°C above regular for the world well-known snowboarding resort in north Kashmir.

Jammu recorded a minimal of 9.9°C in opposition to 11.0°C on earlier evening, and it was above regular by 0.1°C for the winter capital of J-Okay, he mentioned.

Until December 7, he mentioned, the climate is predicted to be partly cloudy. From December 8-10, he mentioned, partly to typically cloudy climate is predicted. (GNS)