Kashmir continues to reel under intense cold

The minimum temperature in Kashmir Valley dropped again after a day's respite, while the mercury appreciated in Ladakh region by over a degree, even as dry weather continues to prevail over the state.
In Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, the night temperature registered a drop of over two degrees from the previous night's low of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius to settle at minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, a spokesman of the MeT Office here said.
Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir Valley in south, recorded a low of minus 3.8 degrees Celsius compared to minus 3.4 degrees Celsius the previous night, he said.

The mercury in Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir, which serves as a base-camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, registered a decrease of over three degrees from minus 3.0 degrees Celsius the previous night to settle at minus 6.4 degrees Celsius, he said.
The spokesman said the minimum temperature in the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg settled at minus 5.6 degrees Celsius, down by over two degrees from the previous night's minus 3.0 degrees Celsius.
The night temperatures in Kupwara, in north Kashmir, and Kokernag, in south, also dipped to settle at the minimum of minus 4.4 degrees and minus 2.7 degrees Celsius respectively, he said.

The minimum temperature in Leh increased by over a degree to settle at minus 12.2 degrees Celsius compared to the previous night's low of minus 13.6 degrees Celsius, the spokesman said.