Srinagar: Today is expected to be a typical spring day with bright sunshine and partly cloudy sky across Valley even as Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, amassed nearly 18 centimeters of fresh snow overnight.
A meteorological department official said Srinagar—the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir – recorded a minimum temperature of 2.4 8 Degrees Celsius last night against 3.7 degrees Celsius normal for this time of the season.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir recorded a low of 1.0 degrees Celsius while the mercury settled at minus 1.5 degrees Celsius in Kokernag, the official said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir, he said, registered a low of 0.2 degrees Celsius while Gulmarg, the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir, amassed 18 centimetres of fresh snow and recorded a low of minus 5.0 degrees Celsius. The famous health resort of Pahalgam registered a minimum of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius.
“(There will be) a typical spring day with bright sunshine and partly cloudy sky today (Tuesday),” the official added.
