Srinagar, Jan 9: There was slight rise in night temperature on Tuesday as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.4°C.
A meteorological department official here told that the temperature was 0.5°C below normal for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the year.
He said the Srinagar saw minimum temperature of minus 4.3 °C on previous night.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of minus 2.6°C against minus 4.2°C on the previous night, he said. The minimum temperature was 0.5°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, the MeT official said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.4°C against minus 5.3°C on the previous night and it was 2.6°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of minus 1.2°C against minus 2.1°C on the previous night and the temperature was above normal by 2.8°C for the place, the official said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.5°C against minus 5.0°C on the previous night and it was 1.8°C below normal there, the official said.
Gulmarg, the official said, recorded a low of minus 4.6°C against minus 4.0°C on the previous night and the temperature was 3.2°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 5.1°C against 4.3°C on previous night, and it was below normal by 2.3°C for the winter capital of J&K.
Banihal recorded a low of minus 0.0°C, Batote 2.1°C and Bhaderwah 0.6°C, he said.
The MeT official said that from January 10-14, generally dry weather is expected. “Overall no significant weather activity is expected till January 15.”(GNS)
