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Night Temperature Rises After Rains, Snowfall In Parts Of J&K, Ladakh  

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January 2, 2022
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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, Jan 2: With overnight rains and snowfall at many places including Gulmarg and Pahalgam, night temperature recorded a significant rise at most places in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday.

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A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of 0.3°C against previous night’s minus 2.4. While the temperature was 2.1°C above the previous night, it was 2.4°C over normal for this time of the year. The capital city also recorded rainfall of 1.2mm last night.

Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started from December 21. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.

The mercury at the world famous resort of Gulmarg settled at minus 6.2°C against minus 6.0°C on the previous night, he said.  With snowfall of 4.2cms, Gulmarg was the only place recording a drop in the night mercury.

Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, had a low of minus 1.0°C against minus 4.0°C on the previous night, he said.

Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir which had 7cms of snowfall overnight, recorded a low of minus 1.7°C against minus 6.0°C on previous night, he said.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.9°C against minus 3.3°C on previous night, the official said.

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Kupwara town in north Kashmir, with snowfall of 1.3cms, recorded a minimum of minus 1.6°C against minus 1.8°C on the previous night, the official said.

Jammu, the J&K’s winter capital, saw a rise in temperature by 1.7°C from the precious night, recording a low of 7.7°C which is 0.4°C above normal for the place during this time of the year, he said.

Ladakh’s Leh received 0.3cms of snowfall and recorded a low of minus 9.2°C against last night’s minus 13.2°C while automatic Kargil station recorded a minimum of minus 10.2°C. Drass in Kargil, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 9.2°C against previous night’s 16.8°C, the official said.

The weatherman has said that “heavy snow” was expected at some place in Jammu and Kashmir during January 5 to 6 and that it may affect road and aerial transportation.

“Widespread snow/rain spell of moderate to heavy intensity is most likely during 4-6th January in both J&K and Ladakh with main activity on 5-6th,” the official said.

“Heavy Snow is expected at some places during 5-6th,” he said, adding, “(It) may affect the surface and air transportation.” He said light snow was expected over higher reaches of Kashmir during January 2-3rd. “Expect colder days and warmer nights from January 2nd onwards,” he added.

 

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