Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 23: The minimum temperature dropped today below normal in Kashmir even as the weatherman forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy weather at most places for the next few days.
A Meteorological Department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.6°C against the previous night’s 3.7°C. Today’s minimum temperature, was below normal by 0.3°C for the city.
Qazigund recorded a low of 0.0°C against minus 0.2°C the previous night and it was 0.1°C above normal for the town.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.4°C against minus 3.7°C the previous night and it was 0.4°C below normal for the tourist resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of 2.1°C against 1.2°C the previous night and it was 2.8°C above normal for the place.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 3.8°C against minus 4.0°C the previous night and it was 2.9°C above normal for the skiing resort.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at 0.3°C against 0.6°C the previous night and it was 0.6°C above normal for the town.
Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 9.6°C and 12.6°C respectively.
The MeT has forecast mainly clear weather at most places in the next 24 hours.
On February 24-25, he said, mainly clear to partly cloudy weather was expected at most places.
On February 26, he said, weather was likely to be generally cloudy with possibility of light rain and snow at scattered places. On February 27-28, he said, the weather was likely to be partly cloudy. On March 1-2, he said it is expected to be cloudy with possibility of light rain and snowfall at scattered places.
While Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day long harsh winter period that started on December 21 and a 20-day-long period called ‘Chillai-Khurd’ that followed it have ended, Kashmir is under grip of 10-day-long period ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (baby cold) which ends on Feb 28.
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