Tag: #WinterChill

Jammu Feels the Deep Freeze: Dry Winds Whip as Minimum Temperature Plummets to 4.1°C

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Jammu Feels the Deep Freeze: Dry Winds Whip as Minimum Temperature Plummets to 4.1°C

Over the weekend, the temperature in Jammu city dropped to the season’s lowest level at 4.1°C. The cold wave also persisted in the Valley, with Srinagar, Gulmarg, and Pahalgam recording minimum temperatures of -5.4°C, -4.5°C, and -6.3°C, respectively. Other regions in the area also experienced low temperatures, with Katra recording 5.6°C, Batote 2.3°C, Bhaderwah -0.3°C, and Banihal -0.6°C as the minimum temperature. Meanwhile, Leh town in Ladakh recorded the lowest temperature of the night at -12.8°C. The 40-day period of harsh winter cold, known as the ‘Chillai Kalan,’ began on…

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Kashmir Gripped by Bone-Chilling Cold as Temperatures Plummet Below Freezing

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Kashmir Gripped by Bone-Chilling Cold as Temperatures Plummet Below Freezing

The sub-zero temperatures were recorded at multiple places in Kashmir while a weak western disturbance has affected Jammu & Kashmir from Saturday, increasing the chances of light snowfall or rainfall at isolated places of the Union Territory. As per the details, five stations of Kashmir including Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Budgam and Bandipora recorded minus temperature. In Anantnag, a minimum temperature of minus 1.6 degree Celsius was recorded while in Pulwama, minus 2.0 degree Celsius was recorded, the data said, adding that the lowest minimum temperature was recorded in Shopian at…

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