Srinagar: The night temperature in Kashmir plummeted by several degrees, an official of the weather office said on Thursday
He said the minimum temperature in Srinagar city, the summer capital of state, decreased over three degrees from minus 0.7 degrees Celsius the previous night to settle at minus 2.7 degree Celsius last night.
He said the mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 1.6 degree Celsius while
Kokernag town recorded a low of minus 1.1 degree Celsius.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir registered a low of minus 2.4 degree Celsius last night, down from the previous night’s 0.1 degrees Celsius, the official said.
He said the mercury at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius as against minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on the previous night.
The night temperature in Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 2.5 degree Celsius, down from minus 0.3 degrees Celsius on the previous night, the official said.
The official said the night temperature in Kargil in Ladakh region of the state, decreased several 12 degrees from last night and settled at a low of minus 9.9 degrees Celsius from minus 3.7 degrees the previous night.
The official said the nearby Leh town recorded a low of minus 7.1 degrees Celsius, down from minus 6.2 degrees Celsius the previous night.
Kashmir is presently under the grip Chillai-e-Kalan, a 40-day long chilliest part of the season that started on December 21 and is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.
The MET Office has forecast dry weather for next few days.
