Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 1: Parts of Kashmir were engulfed by fog this morning as the mercury slipped below freezing point at several places in the Valley following fresh snowfall yesterday.
The visibility in Srinagar and some other places of Kashmir dropped below 50 metres this morning due to heavy fog. Motorists faced difficulties navigating due to poor visibility.
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An Airports Authority of India official said that despite fog the flight operations at Srinagar International Airport remained unaffected.
Fresh snowfall on Saturday caused temperatures to fall below freezing point last night at several places across the Valley.
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The Srinagar Airport was the coldest recorded place in the Valley at minus 3.6 degrees Celsius while Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.3 degrees.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees while Pahalgam in South Kashmir was warmer at minus 0.3 degrees Celsius.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius and Kupwara registered a minimum of minus 0.5 degrees Celsius.
A MeT official said that the weather is expected to be partly cloudy with light rain or snow at isolated places in the higher reaches later in the day.
“From December 2, there are chances of light rain or snow at scattered places in the higher reaches over two days.
“The weather is likely to stay generally dry from December 4 to 7, after which light rain or snow is possible at isolated places in the higher reaches on December 8,” he added.
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