SRINAGAR, Nov 23: The Kashmir Valley witnessed a marginal rise in night temperatures, offering slight respite from the biting cold.
The summer capital Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 2.5C, marking an improvement from earlier sub-zero levels. Just a day earlier, the city had experienced its coldest night of the season at -1.2C.
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Similarly, other stations across the valley also recorded an uptick in temperatures.
According to the Meteorological Department, the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the only location to remain below freezing, with a night temperature of -0.5C.
The hill resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir registered a minimum of 3.2C, while Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded 2.1C.
The Meteorological Department has predicted that night temperatures are likely to fall by 2-3C in the coming days.
Meanwhile, in the Jammu division, the Jammu city recorded 12.4 degrees, Katra 11, Batote 6.5, Banihal 5.2 and Bhaderwah 3.2 as the minimum temperature.
The Kashmir region is set to witness a mix of weather conditions over the coming days, with light rain and snowfall in higher reaches expected.
According to the MeT, the region will experience cloudy skies and light precipitation on November 24 and December 1, while the rest of the period is likely to remain dry.
“Generally cloudy with light rain, light snow in higher reaches at scattered to fairly widespread places during late night of 23rd to forenoon of 24th Nov,” the MeT forecast said.
It said light rain and snowfall in higher altitudes are anticipated from the late night of November 30 to the morning hours of December 1.
The weather is to remain dry between December 2-5, MeT said.
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