KNZ NEWS DESK
We are expecting light to moderate snowfall in higher reaches of the Jammu and Kashmir and light rain/snow in plains of both the regions of the State during next 24 to 36 hours”*, Director Metrological Department Sonum Lotus told.
He said that thereafter the weather will remain dry for nearly 10 days in the state.
Meanwhile, mercury plunged to -20 degrees Celsius in Kargil while as temperatures remained several degrees below the freezing point elsewhere in Kashmir Valley.
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, had a low of -3.9 degrees Celsius, a MET department official said.
The mercury in Qazigund settled at a minimum of -4.4 degrees Celsius. The nearby town of Kokernag recorded a low of -2.5 degrees Celsius. Kupwara in north Kashmir quivered at -3.6 degrees Celsius.
Gulmarg, the world famous ski resort, reeled under freezing -6 degrees Celsius.
The night temperature in Pahalgam settled at -4.5 degrees Celsius.
