Srinagar: Kashmir Valley and Ladakh continued to reel under sub-zero temperatures with famous resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam recording a low of minus 10.6°C and minus 10.4°C respectively on Tuesday.
A meteorological department official said that except Srinagar, the mercury dropped in the entire Valley with the summer capital of JK recording a low of 0.2°C. It was 2.1°C above normal for this time of the year Srinagar, he said.
Gulmarg, the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, recorded a drop by six notches as the mercury settled at minus 10.6°C against the previous night’s minus 10.0°C, he said.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 10.4°C against minus 2.5°C on the previous night, he said.
Kashmir is presently under the grip of a 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started on December 21.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.7°C, the same as on the previous night, the official said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a minimum of minus 3.0°C against minus 0.6 on the previous night, the official said.
Jammu recorded a low of 6.2°C against the previous night’s 9.7°C which is minus 0.6°C below normal for the JK’s winter capital during this time of the year, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 0.2°C and Bhaderwah saw a minimum of minus 2.1°C, the official said.
Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of minus 12.9°C against last night’s 9.5°C while mercury while Kargil settled at minus 11.3°C.
Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 24.2°C, almost three times lower than the last night’s minus 8.8°C, the official said.
The weatherman has forecast dry weather at most places in Jammu and Kashmir till January 16.
He said there would be a gradual rise in day temperature and a fall in night mercury. The MeT also urged people putting up in snowbound areas to be wary of avalanches.
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