Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 25 : The weatherman today forecast scattered to fairly widespread light rain and snow in Kashmir for two days.
A Meteorological Department official said that scattered light rain and snow was expected for subsequent two days. In the meantime, Srinagar recorded a low of 1.6°C, the same as on the previous night and it was above normal by 0.1°C for the city.
Qazigund recorded a low of 0.2°C, also the same on the previous night and it was 0.2°C below normal for the town.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 3.2°C against minus 3.8°C on the previous night and it was 0.3°C above normal for the tourist resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of 2.5°C against 2.0°C on the previous night and it was 2.4°C above normal for the place.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night and it was 4.8°C above normal for the skiing resort.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 0.3°C against 0.2°C on the previous night and it was 0.3°C above normal for the town. Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 9.0°C and 12.4°C respectively.
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 next week.
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