At -4.9°C Srinagar records coldest night of season

Srinagar experienced its coldest night of the season as the mercury settled nearly five degrees below freezing point, resulting in freezing of water supply lines and water bodies.
The temperature at night was recorded at minus 4.9°C, down from the previous night’s – 4.5°C, an official of the Meteorological Department said.
The official said the sub-zero temperatures have resulted in freezing of water supply lines in many areas of the Valley, while fringes of several other water bodies were also frozen.
Qazigund also recorded its lowest temperature of the season as the mercury settled at a low of minus 3.6°C — a decrease of over a degree from – 2.2°C, the official said.
Kupwara recorded a low of – 5°C, compared to -4.7°C the previous night, the official said. There was some relief in the cold conditions in the rest of the Valley and Ladakh as the night temperature went up slightly.
Leh registered a minimum of – 12°C against yesterday’s – 13.6°C, the official said. The nearby Kargil town recorded – 9.4°C, he said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of – 5.9°C, up from – 7.3°C 24 hours earlier, the official said. The mercury at Gulmarg, settled at – 3.0°C — up by over a degree from yesterday’s low of – 4.4°C. The MeThas forecast mainly dry weather in the state over the next four days in the Valley.

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