Conditions further improved in northern India today as temperatures rose across the region where fresh snowfall occurred in the hilly areas, although Uttar Pradesh reported two more deaths due to chilly weather.
Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall and saw minimum temperatures rise slightly with Srinagar recording a low of 0.5 degrees, up by over one degree from the previous night's -1.1 degrees. The summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir got 0.5mm snowfall.
The mercury at the tourist resort of Pahalgam went up by almost two degrees from -5.6 degrees the night before to settle at -3.8 degrees. Pahalgam received 2.4mm of fresh snow.
Leh in Ladakh reported a rise by almost two degrees in the mercury to record a low of -10.2 degrees while the nearby Kargil town settled at a minimum of -12 degrees to be the coldest place in J-K.
The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh experienced a bout of mild snowfall while the adjoining areas were lashed by rain even as minimum temperatures rose marginally in the state.
Kalpa in Kinnaur district received 5cm snowfall while Udaipur and Keylong got fresh deposits of 3cm and 2cm, respectively.
Manali received 15mm rainfall while Banjar (8mm) and Rampur (5mm) were among the other places which were hit by showers as skies remained overcast amidst icy winds.
The mercury settled at -13.1 degrees at Bharmaur and registered a rise at Keylong and Kalpa in the Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts, which recorded lows of -5.1 and -0.6 degrees, respectively.
In the plains, the weather continued to be pleasant in Delhi where temperatures settled above the normal range today.
Although the city woke up to a foggy morning, the day turned out to be a clear, bright one with the maximum recorded at 22.1 degrees as against 21.6 degrees yesterday.
The minimum in the national capital was at 8.2 degrees.
