MET Predicts Fresh Weather Update for Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh
Freezing Weather Conditions Continue In Kashmir
A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded minus 1.3°C against 1.5°C on the previous night which is the coldest night temperature witnessed so far this season.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 4.2°C against minus 4.3°C on previous night and it remained the coldest place across J&K.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 3.0°C against minus 2.7°C on the previous night, the official said.
Gulmarg, the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir, recorded a minimum of minus 1.4°C against minus 1.0°C on the previous night, the official said.
Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of minus 6.4°C against last night’s minus 7.8°C while Drass in Kargil, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 12.0°C.
The weatherman has forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir with morning fog at isolated places over plains of Valley.
“The weather will remain cloudy with possibility of light rain/snow during 24th AN-25th” the official said. He however said that there was no forecast of any major snowfall till ending November. (GNS)