Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 28: The minimum temperature dropped at most places in Kashmir valley with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 6.0 degree Celsius today while Weatherman forecast dry weather for two days and scattered rains after March 3.
A Meteorological Department official said that the Gulmarg, the venue for the ongoing second Khelo India Winter Games, had several inches of snowfall last night.
The minimum temperature at the world-famous resort was almost minus 4 degree Celsius below last night’s minus 2.2 degree Celsius and minus 0.2 degree Celsius below the normal for this time of the year.
Srinagar recorded a low of 2.1 degree Celsius against 4.7 degree Celsius the previous night.
The temperature though was 0.6 degrees Celsius above the normal for this time of the year in Srinagar where 9.2mm rainfall was recorded during the time.
Qazigund recorded a low of 2.3 degree Celsius against 2.2 degree Celsius the previous night while there was 19.2mm of rainfall during the time.
The mercury settled at minus 0.6 degree Celsius at Pahalgam against 0.3 degree Celsius the earlier night while the famous health resort had 12.5mm of rainfall during the time.
Kokernag recorded a low of 0.4 degree Celsius against 0.1 degree Celsius the previous night and had a rainfall of 23.5mm.
The minimum temperature settled at minus 0.1 degree Celsius in Kupwara against 0.7 degree Celsius the previous night even as it recorded rainfall of 17.2mm.
The weatherman has forecast dry weather for the next three days and fresh isolated and scattered rains from March 3.
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