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As the temperature dipped to minus 15.8 degree Celsius, Kargil in Ladakh region was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, MeT Office said on Tuesday.In Leh, the mercury dipped to minus 15.1 degree Celsius. The night temperature in Srinagar settled at a low of minus 4.6 degree Celsius. Qazigund recorded a minus 5.3 degree Celsius and the ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded a minus 7.6 degree Celsius, the weather office said.
MeT department said that in the days to come the valley will experience dry weather.
In Jammu, however, the night temperature improved slightly after continuous dip over the past week. Jammu city recorded an increase of 0.7 degree Celsius in the night temperature to settle at 5.1 degree Celsius.
Places in the region also experienced a marginal increase in night temperatures. Bhadarwah of Doda district recorded a low of 0.6 degree Celsius against the previous night's minus 1.2 degree Celsius, reported news agency PTI.
Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrine, recorded a minimum of 6.5 degree Celsius, while Batote town along Jammu-Srinagar national highway registered a night temperature of 3.6 degree Celsius, the news agency further reported.
