Weather to remain mostly dry till Dec 23: Dir MeT

Srinagar, Dec 14: As the intense cold conditions continued across Kashmir, the weatherman here has predicted light snowfall in the plains during the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday, saying that although the possibility is very less.
“As the higher reaches including Gulmarg received fresh light snowfall in the afternoon today, there is a possibility of light snowfall in plains tonight with only 50 percent chances,” Director Meteorological department (MeT), Sonum Lotus said.
He said that there is forecast of major snowfall till December 30, but with 50 percent chances only, plains of Kashmir may experience light snowfall tonight, adding that in case the light snowfall occurs, the weather would improve from tomorrow only.
Lotus also added that with fresh snowfall, the night temperature may improve in plains as well as in higher reaches tonight.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, settled at minus 2.6°C against previous night’s minus 3.5°C. On December 11, the mercury in Srinagar plunged to minus 3.6°C, the lowest temperature recorded so far this season.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, had a low of minus 2.6°C against minus 2.8°C on the previous night.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 3.8C against minus 5.3°°C on previous night.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 2.8°C against minus 3.5°C on previous night.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a minimum of minus 3.5°C against minus 4.2°C on the previous night.
Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, witnessed a minimum of minus 5.6°C against minus 5.0°C on the previous night.
Jammu, the J&K’s winter capital, saw a low of 9.0 °C which is minus 0.2 degrees Celsius below normal.
Ladakh’s Leh had a low of minus 7.6°C against last night’s minus 10.9°C while automatic Kargil station recorded minimum of minus 8.9°C. Drass in Kargil, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 10.0°C, the official added. (GNS)