Srinagar, Dec 11: Night temperatures plunged in Pahalgam and Gulmarg even as most other places in Kashmir Valley saw slight increase in minimum temperatures on Sunday.
He said that Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 5.0°C against 1.2°C on previous night and it was 1.8°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 4.5°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 0.8°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the official said.
Srinagar recorded a minimum of 3.5°C against 2.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 4.1°C above the normal for this time of the year in Srinagar.
Jammu recorded a low of 8.9°C against 13.2°C on the previous night. It was 1.1°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 0.4°C (below normal by 1.7°C), Batote 2.9°C (1.1°C below normal), Katra 9.2°C (0.6°C above normal) and Bhadarwah 1.2°C (0.1°C below normal).
In Ladakh, Leh recorded minus 9.6°C and minus Kargil 6.8°C.
Mainly dry weather has been forecast till December 20 in Jammu and Kashmir. However, brief spell of light rain or snow may occur at isolated places over higher reaches,.
