Minimum temperature in Srinagar dips to -0.7°C

Srinagar and some other places in Kashmir on Wednesday experienced the coldest night of the season as the minimum plummeted below the freezing point in most places of the Valley, officials said. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 0.7 degree Celsius.

The officials said many other places also experienced the coldest night of the season as most places of the Valley registered sub-zero minimum temperature.

Qazigund recorded a low of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, while the minimum in Pahalgam tourist resort settled at minus 3.7 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest recorded place in the Valley.

Gulmarg ski resort registered a low of minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, while Kupwara town had minus 0.8 degrees Celsius.

The Meteorological Department has said the weather would stay generally till November 23.

On November 24, the weather would likely be cloudy with a possibility of light rain/light snow, especially in the higher reaches, at scattered places of Kashmir.