Srinagar: Severe cold conditions continue unabated in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.4°C on Wednesday.
A meteorological department official said that today’s minimum temperature was below normal by 2.7°C in Srinagar.
As per reports, the severe cold conditions led to the choking of water taps as well as the freezing of water bodies at many places in Srinagar and other districts.
Qazigund recorded a minimum of minus 4.0°C against minus 4.2°C on the previous night, he said. The minimum temperature was 2.4°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, the official said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 6.3°C against minus 6.9°C on the previous night (coldest so far this season) and it was 1.9°C below normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of minus 3.3°C against minus 3.1°C on the previous night and the temperature was below normal by 1.4°C for the place, the official said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 3.5°C against minus 3.8°C on the previous night and it was 1.1°C below normal there, the official said.
Gulmarg, the official said, recorded a low of minus 4.4°C against minus 6.6°C on the previous night and the temperature was 0.4°C above normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir.
Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 6.4°C against 5.7°C on the previous night, and it was below normal by 2.5°C.
Pir Panchal’s Banihal recorded 5.4°C, and Chenani region’s Bhaderwah 1.4°C, he said.
MeT has predicted “generally mainly dry” and cold weather in J&K till December 22.
On December 23, he said, weather is expected to be generally cloudy with possibility of light snow over isolated higher reaches. From December 24-28, weather is expected to be generally dry. “Overall there is no significant weather activity till December 28”.
(GNS)