Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season as severe cold conditions continued unabated in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh today. An official of the MeT department said Pahalgam hill resort in south Kashmir was the coldest recorded place in the Valley, with a low of minus 6.3 degrees Celsius. The famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded minus 5.6 degrees Celsius.
Drass in Kargil district of Ladakh was the coldest recorded place recording a low of minus 26 degrees Celsius. Leh was reeling at a minimum of 16 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Jammu fell two degrees below the season’s average to settle at 8 degrees Celsius.
Director of the Meteorological Department, Sonam Lotus said the night temperature is expected to improve from Monday night ahead of a fresh spell of widespread moderate snow or rain in plains of Jammu and Kashmir and Kargil district of Ladakh from December 11 to 13 with main activity on December 12.
However, there will be a dip in the day temperature during the wet spell which is also likely to impact surface and air transportation on Thursday in view of heavy to very heavy snowfall in higher reaches of Pirpanjal, Zojilla pass, Zanskar, Banihal top and Mughal road.