SRINAGAR : Light snowfall was recorded in famous tourist resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir and areas in the higher reaches, including places near Amarnath cave shrine overnight while other parts of the Valley witnessed a drop in minimum temperature.
Kargil town was the coldest recorded place in the state with a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius, Met Department said, adding that the Valley may witness a wet weather over two days next week.
Pahalgam recorded fresh snowfall of 1.4 cm during the night, a Meteorological Department official said.
He said there were reports of light snowfall in some of the higher reaches of the Valley including in the areas near Amarnath cave shrine.
The mercury in Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp during annual Amarnath yatra, went down by nearly seven notches from a low of minus 0.3 degree Celsius previous night to settle at minus 7.1 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature dropped by two notches in the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg which recorded a low of minus 10.3 degrees Celsius.
There was no record of fresh snowfall in the resort, the official said. (agencies)
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