Srinagar: Below normal temperatures were recorded in Srinagar and Jammu cities on Thursday with south Kashmir’s Pahalgam being the coldest in the valley at minus 4.4°C amid mainly clear to the partly cloudy weather forecast for the next few days in Jammu and Kashmir.
The top tourist destination of Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.4°C against minus 3.7°C on the previous night which was 0.4°C below normal, a concerned official from the Metrological department said.
Kashmir capitals, Srinagar and Jammu city also recorded below normal temperatures by 0.3°C and 0.5°C respectively, he said.
The rest of the districts logged above-normal temperatures; Qazigund recorded a low of 0.0°C against minus 0.2°C on the previous night and it was 0.1°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir.
Kokernag recorded a low of 2.1°C against 1.2°C on the previous night and it was 2.8°C above normal for the place, the officials said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 3.8°C against minus 4.0°C on the previous night and it was 2.9°C above normal for the world-famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.
In Kupwara town, he said, the mercury settled at 0.3°C against 0.6°C on the previous night and it was 0.6°C above normal for the north Kashmir area.
Pir Panjal’s Banihal recorded a low of 6.8°C (above normal by 5.6°C), Batote 6.4°C (above normal by 2.9°C), and Chenab’s Bhadarwah 2.2°C (1.6°C above normal).
Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 9.6°C and 12.6°C respectively, the official said.
(GNS)
