Severe cold in Valley after fresh snow

The minimum temperature dipped in Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after snowfall in a few higher reaches but settled above the freezing point at most places, officials said.

On Tuesday, the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonamarg, the Zojila axis on the Srinagar-Leh national highway and a few other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, received overnight snowfall. After the snowfall, the night temperatures decreased in the Valley.

The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at 0.6° Celsius on Tuesday night, compared to the previous night’s 1° Celsius, the meteorological department said.

Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.2° Celsius, two degrees down from the night before. The tourist resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of minus 8.5° Celsius, down from minus 3.2 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature was 1.6° Celsius in Qazigund, 0.6° Celsius at Konibal in Pampore town, 0.8° Celsius in Kupwara and 1.2° Celsius in Kokernag. The meteorological department has forecast a possibility of light rain or snow at scattered places on Wednesday.