Mercury Dips At Most Places In Kashmir

Key Highlights

• Shopian and Pulwama towns in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.8 degrees and minus 5.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.
• 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 1.8 degrees Celsius, the officials said.
• The night temperature in the popular ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district settled at a low of minus 5.5 degrees Celsius -“ two degrees down from the previous night, they said.
• The minimum temperature in Qazigund, the gateway town of the valley, settled at minus 2.3 degrees Celsius, the officials said.
• Kokernag recorded a low of minus 0.6 degrees Celsius and Kupwara minus 1.2 degrees Celsius, they added.