Srinagar, Dec 3 (UNI) Kashmir experienced another freezing night as minimum temperatures continued to remain well below the freezing point, dipping 3 to 6 degrees across several parts of the Valley.
The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar said the summer capital recorded a low of –4.4°C on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, around 3.2 degrees below normal.
Shopian in south Kashmir remained the coldest at –5.9°C, followed by Konibal Pampore at –5.0°C and Pahalgam at –4.6°C. Kokernag was comparatively milder at –1.2°C, while Qazigund recorded –3.6°C.
In north Kashmir, the MeT office said Kupwara registered a minimum of –4.1°C, and the ski resort of Gulmarg settled at –2.6°C.
Meanwhile, day and night temperatures showed contrasting trends across Jammu and Kashmir. Maximum temperatures in many parts of the Valley remained 1 to 4 degrees above normal, whereas in the Jammu division they stayed 0 to 1 degree below normal.
Minimum temperatures, however, continued to hover below the seasonal average. The MeT said night temperatures were 1 to 3 degrees below normal in many areas of Kashmir and 2 to 3 degrees below normal in several parts of Jammu.
The Meteorological Department has forecast mainly dry weather across the union Territory over the next 24 hours. For the following two days, conditions are expected to remain generally dry with a possibility of isolated light rain or snowfall over higher reaches.
