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Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season on Wednesday, with temperatures plummeting to minus 4 degrees, accompanied by fog and a cold breeze. An intense cold wave has gripped the Kashmir Valley with the MeT department forecasting colder days ahead.

A majority of hill stations in Kashmir received early snowfall, causing temperatures to plummet by several degrees across the plains in the UT. Jammu city remained the warmest with 10.1 degrees, while Zojila Pass remained the coldest with minus 16 degrees recorded on Thursday morning.

The Jammu Airport recorded the highest temperature at 10.1 degrees Celsius, while Srinagar Airport witnessed colder conditions at minus 5.2 degrees Celsius.

 

While daytime temperatures have remained relatively moderate, nighttime temperatures have plummeted below freezing point in a few places. The mercury has recorded a sharp dip across all weather stations.

 

According to MeT officials, “The summer capital, Srinagar, recorded a minimum of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday,” accompanied by cold northerly winds.

 

In central Kashmir, temperatures fell below freezing point in Budgam and Ganderbal, recording a sharp decline in minimum temperatures on Sunday.

 

Meanwhile, South Kashmir’s Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, and Anantnag also witnessed a sharp decline in temperatures, ranging from minus 5 degrees to minus 6.5 degrees.

 

Qazigund, known as the gateway to Kashmir, also recorded minus 4 degrees, while several other stations across north Kashmir, including Baramulla, Bandipora, and Kupwara, witnessed chilly night temperatures due to their slightly elevated positions in the Valley.

 

In the Jammu division, the weather remained relatively moderate with Jammu city recording 10.1 degrees Celsius, while Banihal, Kishtwar, Bhaderwah, and Batote experienced slightly milder weather conditions.

 

Additionally, the MeT office has predicted mainly cold but dry weather to continue for the next week, with no significant prediction of rain or snowfall expected over the plains across Jammu and Kashmir.

 

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