The minimum temperatures across most places in Kashmir valley have fallen after snowfall as the MeT department forecasted mainly dry weather conditions over the next three days, officials said.
The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the majority of the plains received fresh snowfall on Thursday. Most of the upper reaches received moderate to heavy snowfall.
Amid fresh snowfall, cold wave conditions persist in Kashmir as the night temperatures decrease in most places, they said.
The summer capital Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 2 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, half a degree up from the previous night’s minus 2.5 degrees Celsius.
Famous tourist and ski resort Gulmarg recorded a minimum temperature of minus 7 degrees Celsius.
Pahalgam another famous tourist resort in South Kashmir serving as base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 11.8 degrees Celsius, over seven degrees down from minus 4.2 degrees Celsius the night before.
The MeT office in Srinagar has forecasted mainly dry weather conditions in Kashmir till January 19, with a possibility of light rain or snow at the scattered places from January 20 to 22.
Kashmir is currently experiencing ‘Chillai-Kalan’ the harshest period of winter, which began on December 21, the chances of snowfall are the highest and the temperature drops considerably.
‘Chillai-Kalan’ ends on January 30, followed by a 20-day ‘Chillai-Khurd’ (small cold) and a 10-day ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (baby cold).
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