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Srinagar Maintains Above Freezing Point, Gulmarg Records -10.4 Degree C

Srinagar 06 February (KNB): Temperature in the Srinagar city keeps above freezing point at 0.6 degree Celsius on Friday night after 1.0 degree C recorded on Thursday night, helping to abate some cold in the summer capital of J&K, whereas the Gulmarg continues to freeze at -10.4 degree C. 

According to the MeT’s already prediction of dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for coming days with minimum temperature to fall by 2 to 3 degrees from yesterday, the morning on Saturday looked sunnier with a clear sky above than the ones in the previous days across Kashmir. 

The temperature which MeT recorded was — Pahalgam (-6.3 degree C), Gulmarg (-10.4 degree C), Qazigund (-3.2 degree C), Kokernag (-2.5 degree C), Kupwara (-1.8 degree C) and Leh (-12 degree C).

Pertinently, the Kashmir valley is currently going through Chillai Khurd — 20 days followed by Chillai Bachha of 10 days — which ensued after the ending of Chillai Kalan on 31 January. (KNB)