Kashmir in the Deep Freeze: Sub-Zero Temperatures Persist

Kashmir in the Deep Freeze: Sub-Zero Temperatures Persist

Jammu and Kashmir experienced dry weather with night temperatures below zero, and coldest recorded at Pahalgam (-4.4°C). Light rain and snow expected soon.

The weather remained dry across Jammu and Kashmir, with night temperatures dropping below zero, the meteorological centre (MeT) in Srinagar said on Wednesday.

The coldest place recorded by MeT was the southern resort town of Pahalgam in Anantnag district at -4.4° C followed by -2.6° C in the northern resort town of Gulmarg.

The summer capital Srinagar witnessed a minimum of -0.6° C, the MeT update said. Qazigund also shivered at a low of -2.4° C and Kokernag at 0.4° C. The MeT has predicted generally dry weather upto Nov 29.

“November 30 may witness generally cloudy weather with light rain and snow ( over higher reaches) at isolated places towards late night of November 29/30 morning,” the update said.

On December 1, the weather will be partly cloudy with light rain and snow (higher reaches) at isolated places followed by another two days of precipitation at scattered places towards late afternoon of December 2 to forenoon of December 3.

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