Srinagar, Jan 15 (IANS) Unabated cold accompanied by chilly winds blowing into the plains from mountains continued in Kashmir on Thursday and Jammu city also reeled under unprecedented chilly weather.The maximum temperature was 7.4 degrees Celsius in Jammu on Wednesday, while the minimum was 4.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday.With just a gap of 3 degrees between the maximum and minimum temperatures, Jammu city is witnessing unprecedented cold weather, made worse by fog that continued throughout the…
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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…
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 7 (IANS) The minimum temperature improved marginally across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as Srinagar city recorded minus 1.6 degrees Celsius. Due to partial night-long cloud cover, the minimum temperature improved in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar recorded minus 1.6, Gulmarg minus 7.6 and Pahalgam minus 7.2.Jammu city recorded 8.7 degrees Celsius, Katra town 6.2, Batote 3.1, Banihal 2.3 and Bhaderwah minus 2.6 as the night’s lowest temperature.The Meteorological Department has fo…
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) An intense cold wave continued across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with the minimum temperature dropping to minus 4 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city.According to the Meteorological Department, no major Western Disturbance is likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir till January 20, implying that the prospects of a major snowfall are bleak at least till January 20.Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg minus 8.6 degrees Celsius and Pahalgam mi…
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, 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 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, …
Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) Due to nightlong cloud cover, the minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city rose above zero on Sunday as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast light rain/snow from December 30 to January 1.Srinagar city had 0.8 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg minus 2.2 and Pahalgam minus 1.8 as the minimum temperature.Jammu city had 8.1 degrees Celsius, Katra 8.2, Batote 6.9, Banihal 4.5 and Bhaderwah 1.6 as the minimum temperature.The MeT Department has forecast cloudy w…