Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 1 : The minimum temperature in Srinagar stayed above freezing point as weather improved in Kashmir while it was still sub-zero in the majority of the places across the Valley.
A Meteorological Department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.8 degree Celsius against last night’s minus 1.6 degree Celsius the previous night.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 9.0 degree Celsius against minus 6.6 degree Celsius the previous night.
The temperature is 1.4 degree Celsius below normal for this time of the year.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 0.3 degree Celsius against minus 2.8 degree Celsius the previous night.
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 2.6 degree Celsius against minus 2.4 degree Celsius the previous night.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 6.2 degree Celsius against minus 4.8 degree Celsius the last night.
Kupwara recorded a low of 0.3 degree Celsius against minus 0.6 degree Celsius the previous night.
Leh recorded a low of minus 12.4 degree Celsius against last night’s minus 10.6 degree Celsius while mercury at Kargil settled at minus 13.7 degree Celsius. Drass recorded a low of minus 20.2 degree Celsius against last night’s minus 14.7 degree Celsius.
The weatherman has forecast “mainly dry weather over Jammu and Kashmir” in next 24 hours. “Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rain and snow” has been forecast on Feb 3.
Overall, weather is likely to remain partly to generally cloudy (this) week. There’s no forecast of any major weather till 1st week of February.”
While the ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter which started from December 21 has ended, Kashmir is under the grip of the 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ which would be followed by 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.
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