At -12°C, Pahalgam coldest in Kashmir

Srinagar, January 24

The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir plummeted on Sunday after snowfall, but the clouds made way for the winter sun in the morning, officials said.

The MET office has said the weather will improve gradually and remain mainly dry till the end of the month.

The night temperature in the Kashmir valley, except in Srinagar and Qazigund, dropped on Saturday night, the officials said. They said there were reports of very light snowfall or rain at most places of the Valley during the night.

Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 1.9 degrees Celsius, slightly up from minus 2 degrees Celsius the previous night. Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley, recorded a minimum of 3 degrees Celsius, a degree up from the previous night. The minimum temperature at the Gulmarg skiing resort settled at minus 11 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, down from minus 4.8 degrees Celsius the night earlier. Pahalgam tourist resort, which also serves as a base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 12 degrees Celsius – over 10 degrees down from the previous night’s minus 1.3 degrees Celsius. — PTI