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| SRINAGAR: Weatherman on Thursday forecast widespread snow and rain spell of “moderate intensity” from January 4 to 6 in J&K and Ladakh.”As of now, widespread snow/rain spell of moderate intensity is most likely during 4-6th January in both J&K and Ladakh,” MET official said. He said further fall in minimum temperature is expected till January 2.Barring Gulmarg, the temperature across Kashmir valley dropped today with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.0°C.The minimum temperature in Srinagar recorded a drop of 1.7°C than the previous night and was below minus 1.9°C below normal for this time of the year.Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan’, which started from December 21. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.The mercury settled at the world famous resort of Gulmarg at minus 9.6°C against minus 10.4°C on the previous night.Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, had a low of minus 4.2°C against 0.6°C on the previous night, he said.Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 8.9°C against minus 6.6°C on previous night, he said.Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 3.6°C against minus 0.4°C on previous night, the official said.Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a minimum of minus 4.4°C against minus 3.2°C on the previous night, the official said.Jammu, the J&K’s winter capital, saw a rise temperature by 9 notches from the precious night, recording a low of 5.9°C which is minus 1.5°C below normal for the place during this time of the year, he said.Ladakh’s Leh had a low of minus 16.0°C against last night’s minus 14.7°C while automatic Kargil station recorded a minimum of minus 14.2°C. Drass in Kargil, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 21.9°C, the official said. |
