Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 9: Srinagar experienced its coldest night of the season today, with the minimum temperature settling below the freezing point at minus 4.6 degrees Celsius.
The temperature recorded today in Srinagar was down more than two notches from the minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday night.
Srinagar’s temperature is the lowest so far this season. Pahalgam was the coldest place in Kashmir.
Pahalgam recorded its minimum temperature at minus 5 degrees Celsius. The ski resort of Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, down from minus 3 degrees Celsius on Thursday night.
Qazigund recorded a low of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, Kokernag town minus 2.3 degrees Celsius and Kupwara minus 3 degrees Celsius.
The Meteorological Department said the weather would remain generally cloudy but mainly dry till December 11. It also predicted a dip in the night temperature by a few degrees. “From December 12 to 15, there is a possibility of light rain or snowfall at isolated places in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir.”
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