Kashmir Continues to Freeze as Winter Storms Loom, IMD Warns of Snowfall and Rainfall

Kashmir Continues to Freeze as Winter Storms Loom, IMD Warns of Snowfall and Rainfall

Severe Cold Wave Grips Kashmir as IMD Predicts Snowfall and Rainfall By: Javid Amin |20 January 2026 Kashmir in the Grip of a Relentless Cold Wave Kashmir continues to endure an intense cold spell as winter tightens its grip across the Valley. Sub-zero night temperatures have become routine, freezing water bodies, hardening the ground, and disrupting daily life. Srinagar, the summer capital, has repeatedly recorded temperatures well below freezing, underlining the severity of the ongoing cold wave. The harsh conditions coincide with Chilai Kalan, Kashmir’s traditional 40-day period of extreme…

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Finally, Snowfall may end dry spell across J&K

After the 40-day harshest period of winter, ‘Chilai Kalan’, passed off without any snow, the weather department has finally forecast precipitation in the Valley. “Heavy rain or snow is likely over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh on February 11,” the national forecast of the Meteorological Department said, adding that heavy rain or snow was likely on subsequent days also — from February 12 to February 14. “Fairly widespread to widespread rain/snow is likely over Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh on February 12 and decrease subsequently,” it said. The…

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