Srinagar– Amid the prevailing dry weather conditions, mercury witnessed a slight rise in Kashmir on Friday, even as most places in the Valley continued to record sub-zero temperature.
A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.2°C against minus 2.1°C on the previous night. The temperature was around 1.0°C above normal during this time of the year for the capital city, he said. On Sunday last, Srinagar saw minus 2.2°C which was the coldest night so far this season.
Qazigund recorded a low of 0.5°C against minus 2.0°C on the previous night, while in Pahalgam, the mercury settled at minus 1.4°C against minus 3.8°C on the previous night and it was 2.0°C above normal for the south Kashmir resort, he said.
Kokernag recorded a low of 1.2°C against 0.2°C on the previous night and it was 1.7°C above normal for the place, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 0.8°C against minus 1.0°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 2.3°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the official said.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 0.4°C against minus 2.6°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 0.7°C above normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.
Jammu recorded a low of 11.1°C against 9.3°C on the previous night. It was 0.8°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 6.6°C, Batote 4.5°C (0.4°C above normal), Katra 9.4°C (0.5°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 4.5°C (around 2°C above normal).
In Ladakh, Leh recorded minus 4.4°C, Kargil minus 10.6°C and mercury in Drass, the world’s second coldest place after Siberia, settled at minus 6.5°C, the official said.
On Wednesday, Mukhtar Ahmed, Deputy Director, Meteorological Department told Kashmir Observer that the weather will continue to remain foggy, which is likely to reduce visibility in the valley in the coming days
“As of now, there’s no expectation of any new weather system in J&K. The weather will continue to remain somewhat the same in the next 8-10 days. It’s unlikely that plain areas will receive any snowfall during the above period,” he had said. (With GNS inputs)
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