Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 5: Cold intensified as night temperature plunged in Kashmir with Pahalgam experiencing the coldest night at -4.3°C today.
Minimum temperature at Pahalgam dipped to -4.3°C today against the -3.4°C recorded on Monday and it was 1.0°C below normal for the tourist resort.
Srinagar had a low of -1.4°C against the 0.7°C recorded the previous night and it was 0.5°C below normal for the city.
The maximum temperature in Srinagar was recorded 2.5°C above normal on the previous day against the normal 11.4°C for the city.
There was improvement by a notch in minimum temperature at the ski resort of Gulmarg recorded at -2.3°C today against the -2.4°C recorded the previous night and it was still 1.0°C above normal for the ski resort.
Qazigund recorded a low of -1.6°C against the -0.4°C and Kokernag had a low of 0.2°C against the 0.8°C recorded the previous night.
Kupwara had a low of -1.7°C today against the -2.5°C recorded the previous night and it was -0.3°C below normal for the district.
MeT forecast of dry weather to continue till December10 and generally cloudy on December 11 in Jammu and Kashmir. “The night temperature is likely to see further fall during this week,” the forecast added.