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Cold Conditions Grip Kashmir, Snowfall Likely

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo File Pic Srinagar, Jan 22: Cold conditions prevailed across Kashmir on Thursday, with minimum temperatures dropping at most places and a western disturbance expected to affect the region later in the day and likely bring fresh snowfall, officials said. There was a decrease in night temperatures at most places in Kashmir and the mercury settled below the freezing point across the valley, they said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar dropped by a degree from the previous night to settle at a low of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night, officials said.

Cold Conditions Grip Kashmir, Snowfall Likely

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Key Highlights

  • Tourist resort of Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district was the coldest recorded places in the valley at minus 6.1 degrees Celsius — down from minus 5.5 degrees Celsius the previous night.
  • The popular ski resort of Gulmarg, in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, recorded a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius, officials said.
  • The Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir, which also serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, down from the previous night’s minus 3.8 degrees Celsius, they said.
  • The minimum temperature in Qazigund, the gateway town of the valley, settled at minus 3.8 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius and Kupwara minus 3.7 degrees Celsius, they added.
  • Two strong western disturbances are likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir this week, with the first one making its impact on Thursday, and another on January 26, officials said.
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