Srinagar, Oct 25, KDC: The season’s first below-freezing temperatures were recorded at the tourist resorts of Pahalgam and Gulmarg, where the minimum temperature fell to minus 0.3 degrees Celsius and minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, respectively, on Sunday, according to the Meteorological Department.
Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 2.9 degrees Celsius, while Qazigund registered 0 degrees Celsius. Kokernag recorded 3.4 degrees Celsius, and Banihal in the Jammu division recorded a minimum of 3.7 degrees Celsius.
The chill was accompanied by below-normal maximum temperatures at most weather stations on October 24. Gulmarg recorded the largest departure from normal, with the maximum temperature remaining 5.6 degrees Celsius below average. Kokernag followed with a departure of 5.2 degrees Celsius below normal.
The Meteorological Department has forecast generally dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir until October 31.
From November 1 to 3, skies are expected to remain generally cloudy, with the possibility of light rain in the plains and isolated light snowfall over higher reaches. (KDC)
