Owais Gul
Srinagar, Nov 12: The winter chill has intensified across the valley with Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recording the coldest night of the season at minus 1.6 degrees Celsius.
The details shared by the Meteorological (MeT) Department reveal that Pahalgam, was the coldest in valley, where the mercury settled at minus 3.8 degrees Celsius.
Qazigund, a gateway of Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius while the mercury settled at minus 2.0 degrees Celsius in Kupwara.
As per the details, Gulmarg, a famous ski resort, has recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.0 degrees Celsius.
Kokernag, however, recorded a night temperature of 0.8 degrees Celsius.
Unlike the minimum temperature, the day temperature continued to settle above normal except in Gulmarg, where the mercury settled at 8.4 degrees Celsius against the normal temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, said that there is no forecast of any wet spell for the next one week, but the night temperature would remain almost unchanged till November 17.
He said that there is a possibility of a slight improvement in the night temperature after November 17 for two to three days.
