Clear skies brought Kashmir and Ladakh under intense cold wave on Tuesday while Gulmarg ski resort in north Kashmir shivered at minus 9.2 degrees Celsius.
The Meteorological Department officials that there would be mainly clear weather till January 6.
“Expect further fall in minimum temperature across J&K,” they said. “On January 7, weather is expected to be cloudy and from January 8 to 10, weather is expected to be cloudy with the possibility of snowfall and rain in the plains of Jammu at many places of J&K with 70 percent chance.”
The MeT officials said Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius against last night’s minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees Celsius below normal.
They said Qazigund recorded a low of minus 5.8 degrees Celsius, the same as last night and 2.1 degrees Celsius below normal.
The MeT officials said that Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 7.2 degrees Celsius against minus 9.6 degrees Celsius the previous night.
They said Kokernag recorded a low of minus 4.1 degrees Celsius against minus 4.6 degrees Celsius the previous night, 0.6 degrees Celsius below normal.
The MeT officials said that Gulmarg ski resort recorded a low of minus 9.2 degrees Celsius against minus 10 degrees Celsius the previous night, 2.2 degrees Celsius below normal.
They said that in Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 4.1 degrees Celsius against minus 5.7 degrees Celsius the previous night, 2.8 degrees Celsius below normal.
The MeT officials said that Jammu recorded a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius against 4.2 degrees Celsius the previous night, 3.7 degrees Celsius below normal.
They said that in Ladakh, Leh recorded a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius and Kargil minus 17.2 degrees Celsius.
