Night temperatures rise across Kashmir, slight relief from cold conditions
December 30, 2018  12:53
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The residents in Kashmir experienced huge relief from the intense cold wave conditions as the mercury rose by several degrees across the valley and Ladakh region, even as the minimum temperature continued to settle below the freezing point, a MeT official said in Srinagar on Sunday.

The night temperature in Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, rose by several degrees on Saturday night owing to a cloudy sky, providing huge relief to the residents from the intense cold wave conditions prevalent over the last few days, the official said.

Srinagar recorded a low of -2.4C on Saturday night -- an increase of nearly 5 from -7.2C on Friday night.

The official said Qazigund -- the gateway town to the valley -- in south Kashmir recorded a low of -1.8C -- up from -6.2C the Friday night.

The nearby Kokernag town registered a low of -2.7C as against -5.8C on the Friday night.

Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded a low of -3.4C on Saturday night compared to -6.0C on Friday night, the official said.

The night temperature in Pahalgam, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, settled at a low of -2.5C on Saturday night -- up from -8.3C on the Friday night.

The official said the ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of -4.0C -- an increase of three degrees from the previous night.

The night temperature in Leh town in Ladakh region of the state increased over five degrees from the Friday night's -17.5C to settle at a low of -12.2C on Saturday night, the official said.

He said Leh was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the 40-day harshest period of winter when the chances of snowfall are most frequent and maximum and the temperature drops considerably.  -- PTI
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