Pahalgam, Gulmarg plunge into minus temperatures during the previous night
By: Tariq Shah VOV
Srinagar
Clear skies have made the nights very dangerous for the aged persons especially in the rural areas as the mercury plunges to minus temperatures during the nights.
During the day the atmosphere is soothing as the warmth in the sunshine brings people out of their homes to enjoy the sunlight and to have some positivity in their lives.
There are a lot of people still inside their homes due to the Omicron variant and the pleasant weather during the day time is very soothing for such families as during the nights the minus temperatures bring back the winter blues in their lives.
According to the GNS in its weather report on Friday as follows, With ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter ending in couple of days, the minimum temperature plunged across Kashmir Valley as the world famous Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 11.8°C on Friday.
An official of the meteorological department said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K recorded a low of minus 3.6°C against last night’s minus 1.3°C.
Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan’, which started from December 21. Its exit does not mean end of the cold. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 10.4°C against minus 10.0°C on previous night, he said.
The temperature was nearly 2.9°C below normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 4.0°C against minus 0.2°C on the previous night, he said.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 4.9°C against minus 4.3°C on the previous night, the official said.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 11.8°C against minus 10.9°C on the last night, he said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.6°C against 3.4°C on the previous night, the official said.
Jammu recorded a low of 4.7°C against previous night’s 5.5°C. The temperature was 4.0°C below normal for the J&K’s winter capital during this time of the year, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of minus 0.2°C, Katra had minimum of 4.5°C while Bhaderwah recorded a low of minus 2.6°C, the official said. Weatherman has forecast cloudy weather in J&K for next two days. With GNS inputs
