Chilly circumstances tightened their grip on Kashmir on Friday, with the minimal temperature dropping a number of levels under the freezing level, making it the coldest night time of the season in most areas of the valley, officers reported.
The night time temperature throughout Kashmir fell additional under freezing as a result of dry climate, they added.
Temperatures had been recorded at 1.2 to three.2 levels under the conventional for this a part of the season, officers stated.
Qazigund, the gateway city to the valley in South Kashmir, additionally registered its season’s lowest at minus 4.4 levels Celsius.
The minimal temperature at Pahalgam, a well-liked vacationer resort and a base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra, dropped to minus 6.5 levels Celsius, the bottom up to now this season.
Gulmarg, the well-known ski resort, recorded a low of minus 4.3 levels Celsius, whereas Kupwara noticed minus 3.4 levels Celsius and Kokernag recorded minus 2.4 levels Celsius, in response to officers.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) predicted usually dry climate till Saturday, with additional drops within the night time temperature anticipated. Daytime temperatures could be hotter, the MeT division stated.
There’s a risk of sunshine rain over some plains and hilly areas of Jammu Division, and lightweight rain or mild snow in increased altitudes late on December 8 into the morning of December 9, the IMD stated.
From December 10-14, dry climate is predicted, with an opportunity of sunshine rain or mild snow over remoted areas on December 15-16.
