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Srinagar : Severe freezing weather conditions showed no signs of relenting as night temperature recorded a further drop in Kashmir as well as Ladakh on Wednesday with Pahalgam recording minus 5.6°C.

A meteorological department official here told GNS mercury dropped in Pahalgam from last night’s 3.8°C by nearly 2°C and it was 2.4°C below normal for the famous tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Srinagar, he said, recorded a minimum of minus 3.0°C against minus 2.2°C on the previous night. So far the coldest night at minus 3.4°C this season in the summer capital was recorded on December 5.

Having remained engulfed in mist this morning, the MeT official said, today’s temperature was 2.4°C below the normal for this time of the year in Srinagar.

Qazigund recorded a low of minus 3.6°C against minus 2.2°C on the previous night. The temperature was 2.8°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.

Kokernag recorded a low of minus 1.9°C against minus 0.8°C on the previous night and it was 1.2°C below normal for the place, he said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 4.0°C against minus 3.5°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 0.3°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the official said.

In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 3.1°C against 2.7°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 1.3°C below normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.

Jammu recorded a low of 6.9°C against 7.3°C on the previous night. It was 3.1°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of minus 0.7°C (below normal by 2.8°C), Batote 2.6°C (1.4°C below normal), Katra 7.6°C (1.0°C below normal) and Bhadarwah 0.9°C (0.4°C below normal).

In Ladakh, Leh recorded minus 11.0°C, Kargil minus 11.6°C and details regarding mercury in Drass, the world’s second coldest place after Siberia, were not immediately available, the official said.

The MeT department has already forecast light to moderate snowfall in Kashmir from the evening of December 9 to 10.

“A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas from December 9. Under the influence of the system, there is a possibility of light snow over plains and lower reaches, light to moderate snow over middle and higher reaches during 9th December (evening) to 10th December (evening) particularly over north, northwestern, central parts of Kashmir and South Kashmir,” the MeT official said, adding, “Light rain was expected at isolated to scattered places of Jammu.” (GNS)

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Srinagar: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather during next 24 hours and light rain and snowfall on weekend, mercury recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

A meteorological department official here told  that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.2°C against 2.4°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.6°C above normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said.

Qazigund recorded a low of 3.6°C against 4.7°C on the previous night. The temperature was 2.8°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.

In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at minus 3.4°C against minus 2.4°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C below normal for the south Kashmir resort, he said.

Kokernag recorded a low of 3.1°C against 3.2°C on the previous night and it was 1.5°C above normal for the place, he said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 3.6°C, the same as on the previous night, the official told GNS. It was 2.1°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the official said.

In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 0.1°C against 0.8°C on the previous night, the official said. It was 0.1°C above normal for the north Kashmir place, he said.

Jammu recorded a low of 10.7°C against 11.7°C on the previous night. It was 1.6°C below normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a low of 4.8°C (1.8°C above normal), Batote 4.0°C (1.3°C below normal), Katra 10.6°C (0.1°C below normal) and Bhadarwah 1.6°C (0.8°C below normal).

In Ladakh’s Drass, the world’s second coldest place after Siberia, the minimum temperature settled at minus 12.2°C

While mainly dry weather has been forecast till Friday, the MeT office said on November 19th (late afternoon) to 20th November (morning), light rain/snow is expected over many places of Kashmir Division especially over higher reaches and plains of Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal and parts of Srinagar and Budgam districts. “Mostly dry weather is expected over the Jammu division during next 1 week.” (GNS)

Srinagar: The Meteorological department Sunday predicted light to moderate snowfall over higher reaches and some places in plains in Jammu and Kashmir.

The MeT said that weather is likely to turn cloudy as the day progresses today. “From tonight (November 13) – November 15th, the weather is expected to be generally cloudy,” it said, adding that light to moderate rain/snow is expected over higher reaches at most places while some places in the plains may receive 1-2 inches of snow on November 14.

“From November 15-18, weather would be cloudy and from November 19-20, there is possibility of widespread light to moderate rain /snow. The forecast confidence is upto 75%,” the MeT said.

“Sowfall and low temperature may lead to temporary disruption of surface transportation, mainly over Zojila, Sadnatop, Mughal road etc on November 14 and 19-20th,” it added.(KNS)

Wednesday, November 9: Gulmarg found itself wrapped in a blanket of pristine snow earlier this week, with tourists taking advantage of the picturesque scenery to click pictures and frolic in the snow. While the snowfall activity has been subdued since Monday, things are likely to pick up once again today, with Jammu & Kashmir and its neighbouring territories set to witness a renewed spell of rainfall and snowfall in the coming days.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), scattered to fairly widespread light or moderate rainfall/snowfall is expected over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, and Himachal Pradesh over the next two days (November 9 and 10). Uttarakhand will also experience isolated light to moderate rainfall or snowfall in the same period.

Given these forecasts, a yellow watch (meaning ‘be updated’) has been issued across Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh for Wednesday. And district-level yellow alerts have been sounded in Baramulla, Poonch, Mirpur, Kullu, Shimla, and Ramban, among others.

The precipitation can be attributed to the fresh western disturbance that is to affect the Western Himalayan Region from today onwards. Such western disturbances, specifically the ones in winter, bring a majority of the post-monsoon and winter rains in low-lying areas and heavy snow in mountainous areas of North and Northwest India.

Furthermore, this new western disturbance might combine with last week’s system to bring isolated to scattered drizzles over West Uttar Pradesh and West Rajasthan on Wednesday (November 9) and north Punjab, north Haryana and Chandigarh on Wednesday and Thursday (November 9-10).

Meanwhile, the weather was generally cloudy in Jammu & Kashmir during the last 24 hours. On Tuesday, Srinagar recorded a nighttime temperature of 5.4°C, Pahalgam 2.9°C, and Gulmarg -2°C. And Drass town in Ladakh region had -1.1°C, Kargil -1.6°C and Leh -2.6°C while Jammu had 14.6°C, Katra 12.6°C, Batote 6.3°C, Banihal 4.2°C, and Bhaderwah 5.4°C as the minimum temperature.

(Weather.com)