Snow fall in Gulmarg; slight respite from cold in the Valley SRINAGAR, December 23: The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, in north Kashmir, received snowfall, breaking the dry spell in the state, even as the minimum temperature in most places in the Valley and Ladakh region appreciated, providing slight relief from cold to the people. Gulmarg received snowfall of 1 cm during the night, a MeT official said. The minimum temperature in Gulmarg dropped to settle at minus 5.6 degrees Celsius as compared to minus 2.8 degrees Celsius of the previous night. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, slightly up from the previous nights minus 1.3 degrees Celsius, he said. The famous hill resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir, which serves as a base camp during the annual Amarnath yatra, registered a low of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, up by two degrees of the previous night. The minimum temperature in Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, was recorded at minus 2.8 degrees Celsius. The mercury also decreased in Kokernag hill resort in south Kashmir to record a low of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius. North Kashmirs Kupwara town, 90km from here, recorded a low of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, up one degree from the previous nights minus 2.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Leh was recorded at minus 3.7 degrees Celsius, over five degrees up from the previous nights minus 8.8 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Kargil was not available, MeT official said. MeT department has predicted light rain or snow at isolated places in the state.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:48:55 +0000