Kashmir continues to reel under sub-zero night temperatures

Kashmir continued to reel under sub-zero night temperatures with a layer of frost developing on roads in the morning, the weatherman said on Sunday.

The valley witnessed a sunny day on Sunday bringing some relief to the residents, a MET official said.

The night temperature continued to remain below the freezing point across Kashmir Valley and Ladakh Union Territory, a MET official said.

He said the freezing temperatures led to development of a layer of frost on roads which caused inconvenience to the people, especially motorists.

Srinagar recorded the minimum temperature of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, over a degree down from yesterday's minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, the official said.

He said the mercury in Qazigund -- the gateway town to the valley in south Kashmir -- decreased nearly four degrees from yesterday's low of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius to settle at the low of minus 5.1 degrees Celsius.

Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 13.7 degrees Celsius down from minus 6.8 degrees Celsius yesterday, the official said, adding the resort was the coldest recorded place in the Kashmir valley.

The ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir registered a minimum of minus 13.4 degrees Celsius, down from minus 11 degrees Celsius, he said.

The night temperature in Kokernag settled at a low of minus 5.7 degrees Celsius, while Kupwara recorded a low of minus 5.9 degrees Celsius, the official added.

Leh in the Ladakh Union territory recorded a low of minus 16.3 degrees Celsius -- down from minus 13.0 degrees Celsius the previous night, he said.

The MET office has forecast light to moderate rain or snow in the valley over the next two days.