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Weather Update By MET Department Kashmir

Weather To Stay Dry, Mercury To Remain Below Normal By Minus 2-3°C In Kashmir: MeT

 

Weather To Stay Dry, Mercury To Remain Below

Normal By Minus 2-3°C In Kashmir: MeT

Srinagar Records Season’s Lowest Temp, Pahalgam

Remains Coldest Place In Valley

Srinagar, Nov 17 (GNS): The intense cold conditions continued unabated in Kashmir valley on Wednesday as the minimum temperature fell at most places with Srinagar recording minus 1.5°C, the coldest night so far this season.

 

 

The local meteorological department also issued a

revised forecast, predicting dry weather to continu November 23 and that there will be no “signifi

weather” till the month ending. Also minimum

temperature is expected to stay below normal by mi 2-3°C across J&K except some pockets of Chenab

Valley, an official of the MeT department told GNS.

 

 

“Weather is most likely to remain dry till November 23. Light snow is likely over extreme North of Kashmir during night of November 24, the official said, adding, “On an average minimum temperature will remain below normal by -2 to -3°C across J&K except some

pockets of Chenab Valley”

Overall, he said, there is no forecast of “any significant weather” till ending November.

 

With mercury settling at minus 1.5°C in the summer capital of J&K, the official said it was season’s lowest so far and below minus 2.6°C than the normal for this time of the year in the city.

Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.2°C against minus 1.8°C on the previous night, he said. It was minus 3.0°C below normal for the place, the official said.

Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 4.7°C, same as on previous night and it remained the coldest place across J&K.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against 0.2°C on the previous night, the official said.

Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.0°C against minus 2.3°C on the previous night, the official said.

 

 

 

Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir, recorded a minimum of minus 2.0°C against minus 1.2°C on the previous night, the official said.

Leh recorded a low of minus 8.1°C against last night’s minus 8.6°C while mercury settled at minus 4.0°C against minus 3.4°C last night in Kargil, the official said. However, Drass in Kargil, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 13.0°C. (GNS)

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