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Kashmir braces for snow, rains

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January 30, 2019
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Leh freezes, Gulmarg coldest in Kashmir Valley

Gulmarg: Villagers tracking the snow-covered slopes at the famous ski resort of Gulmarg which witnessed the season's first heavy snowfall on Tuesday. The snowfall in the high altitude areas of the valley and rains in plains ended a five-month long dry spell, the longest in four decades. PTI photo by S Irfan (PTI1_3_2017_000266A)

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Srinagar: The local meteorological department on Wednesday predicted rains and snow across Jammu and Kashmir for today and tomorrow, cautioning that the wet spell may disrupt transport on Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only surface link connecting Valley with the rest of the world.
According to Director Meteorological Department, Sonam Lotus, there was already very light snowfall at Pahalgam, Kupwara and Gulmarg.
“We expect light to moderate snowfall from today (evening) at most places of Jammu and Kashmir and some places of Ladakh with peak on January 31,” Sonam Lotus said.
He said that rains and snow may affect Srinagar -Jammu highway especially Banihal -Ramban axis tonight and tomorrow.

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Meanwhile, the mercury rose in Kashmir last night with Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, recording a low of minus 0.3 degrees Celsius against minus 5.4 degrees Celsius on previous night, meteorology department said on Tuesday.
Pahalgam, which serves as base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, witnessed increase by nearly 10 degrees as mercury settled at minus 3.3 degrees Celsius.
The MeT official said Qazigund the gateway town to the valley in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius against 7.8 degrees Celsius on previous night while the nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius against 7.3 degrees Celsius on previous night.
The ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded the minimum temperature of minus 7.5 against 12. 2 degrees Celsius on previous while Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.5 against minus 7.8 degrees Celsius, he said.
Kashmir is currently under the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’ the 40-day harshest period of winter when the chances of snowfall are most frequent and maximum and the temperature drops considerably.
‘Chillai-Kalan’ ends today but the cold wave continues even after that in Kashmir.
The 40-day period is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai-Khurd’ (small cold) and a 10-day long ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (baby cold).

 

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