Dry weather bring back minus temperatures during night in Kashmir

By: Musaib Iqbal MK

Srinagar

Clear skies and dry weather have brought the temperatures down especially after the sunset and during the previous night even in the Srinagar city the MeT officials have said that the temperatures dropped to minus 3.0°C.

There has been a dry weather spell in this month of February and because of the clear skies along with sunshine the temperatures drop after the sunset.

A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a fall of nearly 0.8°C against last night’s minus 2.2°C.

Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed a low of minus 3.2°C against minus 3.2°C on the previous night, he said.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of minus 3.5°C against minus 3.6°C on the previous night, the official said.

Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 8.1°C against minus 9.4°C last night, he said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.8°C against minus 10.2°C on the previous night, he said.

The temperature was 1.6°C below normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.0°C against minus 3.9°C on the previous night, the official said.

While the ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter ended on January 30, Kashmir is under the grip of the 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ which would be followed by 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.

Jammu recorded a low of 6.0°C against previous night’s 5.3°C, the official said. The temperature was 4.1°C below normal for the J&K’s winter capital during this time of the year, he said.

Banihal recorded a low of 3.4°C, Batote had a minimum of 3.6°C while Bhaderwah recorded a low of minus 0.6°C, the official said.

Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of minus 15.4°C against last night minus 15.8°C while mercury at automatic station in Kargil settled at minus 18.6°C. Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 25.2°C, same as on the previous night, official said. The weatherman has forecast dry weather for next couple of days.

With GNS inputs