Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) The Minimum temperature dropped further across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday as Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of the season so far at minus 6 degrees Celsius.Srinagar city virtually froze with minus 6 as water taps, road puddles and shallow water bodies froze in the Valley due to very low night temperatures.The gap between the maximum and the minimum temperature has also narrowed down as Srinagar recorded 11.2 degrees as the maximum temperature on Thursday.The Met…
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Srinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) With minus 5.1 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city recorded this season’s coldest night on Thursday.Mukhtar Ahmed, director of the local Meteorological (MeT) Department, told IANS, “At minus 5.1 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, Srinagar city recorded this season’s lowest minimum temperature today.”Gulmarg recorded minus 9.2 degrees Celsius, and Pahalgam recorded minus 8.6 as the minimum temperature.Jammu city had…
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) With the cold wave becoming severe, the ski resort of Gulmarg recorded minus 8.8 as the minimum temperature on Monday, while Srinagar recorded minus 3.6 as the minimum temperature.The Meteorological (MeT) Department said that at minus 8.8 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, Gulmarg witnessed the season’s coldest night.Srinagar had minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, and Pahalgam minus 4.8 as a minimum temperature.Jammu city recorded 8.7 degrees Celsius, Katra town 5.6, Ba…
Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) The minimum temperature remained several notches below the freezing point on Sunday in the Valley as cold wave tightened its grip further on Jammu and Kashmir.Due to a partially clear night sky, night temperatures throughout the Valley remained below the freezing point, as the prospects of snowfall evaded the plains, with dry, cold conditions again affecting these areas.Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg minus 6.5 degrees Celsius …
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Intense cold gripped Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as the minimum temperature dropped below the freezing point throughout the Valley, with water taps and water puddles freezing.Srinagar city recorded the minimum temperature at minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg (minus 6.5) and Pahalgam (minus 5.2).Jammu city recorded 7.9 degrees Celsius, Katra town 6.6, Batote 4.2, Banihal 2.7 and Bhaderwah minus 1.5 as the night’s lowest temperature.Water taps in Srinagar city and other c…
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Due to a clear night sky, the minimum temperature dropped throughout Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, and the Meteorological (MeT) Department has forecast cloudy, but mostly dry weather for the next 48 hours.Srinagar city had one degree Celsius, Gulmarg minus 7 and Pahalgam minus 6.2 degrees as the minimum temperature.Jammu city had 6 degrees Celsius, Katra town 6.5, Batote 2.8, Banihal minus 1.1 and Bhaderwah minus 2.8 degrees as the night’s lowest temperature.The MeT Depar…
Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Light snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Kashmir Valley during the last 12 hours as the plains were lashed by rain on Thursday.The revellers had a great time in Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam tourist resorts, where snowfall occurred on the New Year’s Eve. The tourists could be seen singing and dancing to welcome the new year.Scores of tourists also gathered at the city centre, Lal Chowk in Srinagar, braving the winter chill to usher in the new year.Hotels, lodges a…
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) All higher reaches of Kashmir received snowfall in the last 12 hours as the minimum temperature rose above the freezing point on Wednesday, everywhere except Gulmarg ski resort.Tourists presently in the Valley to celebrate New Year’s Eve were thrilled to witness snowfall in Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam tourist resorts. Snowfall on New Year’s Eve gave the perfect setting to this year’s celebrations as a pristine blanket of white covered the ground in Gulmarg and other …
Srinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) All roads in the higher reaches of Kashmir were closed on Tuesday as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast rain and snow in J&K during the next two days beginning Tuesday afternoon.The MeT Department has forecast snow in the higher reaches and rain in the plains during the next two days. Travellers and transporters have been advised to follow the advisory by the traffic department and the various administrative departments.Authorities have closed traffic on the…
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) Due to heavy nightlong cloud cover, night temperatures rose above the freezing point throughout the Kashmir Valley on Monday except the ski resort of Gulmarg, weather officials said.Met Department officials said the minimum temperature rose above the freezing point in the Valley, except Gulmarg, where it was minus 2 degrees Celsius.Srinagar city logged a minimum of 3 and Pahalgam 0.2 degrees Celsius.Jammu city was at 9.1 degrees Celsius, Katra town at 9.2, Batote at 7.3, …