Min temp drops to -10.4°C in Gulmarg
Srinagar: After four days of rain and snow, weather started improving in J&K on Thursday as the clouds broke and the sun forced its rays through them.
The Meteorological (MeT) department has forecast improvement in weather from Thursday while adding that another spell of rain/snow is expected to occur between February 27 and 29.
People living in higher reaches have been advised to exercise caution as the danger of avalanches rolling down the mountain side is possible at these places.
Srinagar had minus 1, Gulmarg minus 10.4 and Pahalgam minus 8.6 as the minimum temperature.
In Ladakh region, Leh town had minus 12.2 and Kargil minus 13.8 as the minimum temperature.
Jammu city had 9.2, Katra 4.7, Batote and Bhaderwah both minus 1 and Banihal minus 3.2 as the minimum temperature.
Meanwhile, the night temperatures plummet in Kashmir Valley, indicating cold weather conditions, as the ski resort of Gulmarg recorded a temperature of -10.4°C on Thursday, officials said.
The crucial Srinagar-Jammu national highway continues to remain closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides that occurred at a few places after it was partially restored on Wednesday.
“Restoration work is in progress at KishtwariPather on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway; it will take some time,” a traffic official said on X.
Srinagar Leh Road also remained closed for vehicular traffic due to the accumulation of recent snowfall. The roads connecting Keran and Machil roads in Kupwara district, AnantnagSinthan, and Mughal roads were also closed for vehicular traffic due to snowfall on Tuesday, they said.
The weather is likely to remain dry over most parts of Jammu and Kashmir till February 25, and sunny days are expected from February 23 to 25, independent weather forecaster Kashmir Weather said.
He said another Western disturbance is likely to hit on February 26 that may trigger rain and snow over Jammu and Kashmir.
The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said the minimum temperature during the intervening nights of Wednesday and Thursday in Srinagar was recorded at -1.0°C against 0.0°C. It was 1.9°C below normal for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
The day temperature was also recorded at 3.6°C, below the normal of 10.3°C on the previous day in Srinagar.Gulmarg remained the coldest place, with a low of -10.4°C against the -9.4°C recorded the previous night. It was 3.7°C below normal for the famous ski resort of North Kashmir. It also received 1.0cm of snowfall and 1.8mm of rain during the past 24 hours until 0830 hours on Thursday.
