Srinagar records coldest night of season at -2.1°C

Night temperatures dropped across Kashmir, with most areas recording sub-zero readings, while Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of the season so far at minus 2.1 degrees Celsius, Meteorological Department officials said on Thursday.

The minimum temperature in Srinagar on Wednesday night was over three degrees below the season’s normal. Except for south Kashmir’s Kokernag, which recorded a low of 1.2 degrees Celsius, all other weather stations in the Valley registered freezing temperatures.

The tourist resort of Pahalgam recorded a minimum of minus 3.8 degrees Celsius, while the ski resort of Gulmarg recorded minus 0.5 degrees Celsius. The mercury settled at minus 1.5 degrees Celsius in Qazigund, the gateway to the Valley, and at minus 2.2 degrees Celsius in Kupwara in north Kashmir.

The MeT Department has forecast mainly dry weather across Kashmir till November 15 and said night temperatures are likely to fall further. Light rain or snow is expected in the higher reaches at isolated places on November 16.