Minimum temperatures rise across Kashmir due to cloud cover
Srinagar, Jan 11 (PTI) Minimum temperatures rose across Kashmir due to cloud cover but remained below the freezing point, officials said on Saturday. The relief, however, is likely to be short-lived as fresh snowfall is expected in the higher reaches during the day.
The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 3.6 degrees Celsius on Friday night, up from the previous night’s minus 4.3 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said.
North Kashmir’s tourist resort of Gulmarg, known for skiing, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.5 degrees Celsius, up from the previous night’s minus 8.1 degrees Celsius, it said.
Pahalgam, one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, up from minus 10 degrees Celsius the night before.
Pahalgam was the coldest place in the valley.
The minimum temperature was minus 6.5 degrees Celsius in Qazigund, minus 4.8 degrees Celsius in Konibal in Pampore town, minus 4.4 degrees Celsius in Kupwara and minus 4.7 degrees Celsius in Kokernag.
