Biting cold gripped Kashmir as many regions in the valley shivered with temperatures plummeting several degrees below the freezing point. The intense cold wave led to the freezing of the famous Dal Lake and other water bodies in the valley.
Srinagar experienced its coldest night of the season at -5.4°C as the cold wave intensified across Kashmir. Sonamarg recorded the valley’s lowest temperature at -9.7°C. Popular tourist spots like Gulmarg and Pahalgam also registered subzero temperatures.
Jammu & Kashmir weather updates: A medium danger level avalanche will likely occur above 2,000 metres over Baramulla and Ganderbal districts in the next 24 hours.
The minimum temperature across Kashmir, except at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, settled above the freezing point on Monday even as the weather office predicted the possibility of a wet spell mid-week
Rain and snow lashed Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as the meteorological (MeT) department said the weather would remain erratic till March 15.
Minimum temperatures across Kashmir stayed several degrees below the freezing point as an intense cold wave sweeps the region, a meteroelogical department official said on Tuesday.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Srinagar was minus 14.4 degrees Celsius in 1893. The rest of the valley was also reeling under intense cold.
A major portion of Kashmir's famous Dal Lake and several other water bodies froze on Thursday as the cold wave in the valley continued with Srinagar recording the coldest night in 30 years.
Widespread snowfall over the last three days has cut off the Kashmir Valley and led to blocked roads and power outages and, for the first time in decades, rationing of fuel.
Srinagar : Overnight rains lashed Kashmir Valley with the higher reaches, including the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam, receiving fresh snowfall. The plains of the Valley, including Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and
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