Locals get some respite from cold as night temp in J&K rises Srinagar: Residents of Kashmir got slight respite from cold conditions as night temperature in most parts of the Valley increased by several degrees with the mercury settling above the freezing point in Srinagar. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 0.6 degree Celsius as against the previous nights minus 2.0 degrees Celsius, a MET Department official said here. The night temperature in Pahalgam, a tourist resort which serves as a base camp during annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, registered an increase of over two degrees to settle at a low of minus 1.0 degree Celsius, compared to the previous nights minus 3.8 degrees Celsius. The ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 0.6 degree Celsius, up from the last nights minus 2.0 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature in Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir Valley, also increased to settle at minus 0.3 degree Celsius against the previous nights minus 2.1 degrees Celsius, the official said. The night temperature in south Kashmir town of Kokernag registered a low of 2.9 degrees Celsius, he said, adding it was an increase of over two degrees from the previous nights low of 0.6 degree Celsius. Kupwara, in north Kashmir, recorded a minimum of minus 2.3 degrees Celsius against the previous nights minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, he said. Leh, in Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded place in the state but the minimum temperature settled at minus 6.9 degrees Celsius, over three degrees up compared to yesterdays minus 10.2 degrees Celsius, the official said. The night temperature in the nearby Kargil town also went up by over three degrees and settled at a low of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius as against the previous nights minus 5.4 degrees Celsius. The MET Department has predicted decrease in temperature across the Valley in the coming days. PTI
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:05:21 +0000
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