Min temps in Kashmir remain below freezing point snowfall rain likely from Sunday
Srinagar Dec 22 PTI There was a slight increase in minimum temperatures in most places in Kashmir but they remained below the freezing point meteorological department officials said on Wednesday The department has also forecast three days of snowfall and rain from Sunday in the region There was an improvement in the minimum temperatures on Tuesday night at most of places in the Kashmir Valley on the second day of Chilla-i-Kalan big cold the officials saidSrinagar recorded a low of minus 18 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night a degree up from the previous nightThe city had recorded a low of minus 6 degrees Celsius for two consecutive nights on Saturday and Sunday which is the lowest of the season so farThe resort town of Gulmarg in north Kashmirs Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius a degree up from the previous night the officials saidPahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra recorded a low of minus 52 degrees Celsius they saidThe mercury in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at minus 29 degrees Celsius in Qazigund the gateway town to the Valley at minus 3 degrees Celsius and Kokernag recorded a low of minus 19 degrees Celsius the officials saidThe meteorological office has forecast snow spell of greater intensity during December 26 evening to 28 forenoon with main activity on December 27 they saidThe Chilla-i-Kalan which began on Tuesday is the 40-day harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably leading to the freezing of water bodies including the famous Dal Lake here as well as the water supply lines in several parts of the ValleyThe chances of snowfall are the most frequent and maximum during this period and most areas especially in the higher reaches receive heavy snowfallThe Chilla-i-Kalan will end on January 31 but the cold wave continues even after that in Kashmir with a 20-day-long Chillai-Khurd small cold and a 10-day-long Chillai-Bachha baby cold PTI SSB MIJ ANB ANB
Srinagar Dec 22 PTI There was a slight increase in minimum temperatures in most places in Kashmir but they remained below the freezing point meteorological department officials said on Wednesday The department has also forecast three days of snowfall and rain from Sunday in the region There was an improvement in the minimum temperatures on Tuesday night at most of places in the Kashmir Valley on the second day of Chilla-i-Kalan big cold the officials saidSrinagar recorded a low of minus 18 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night a degree up from the previous nightThe city had recorded a low of minus 6 degrees Celsius for two consecutive nights on Saturday and Sunday which is the lowest of the season so farThe resort town of Gulmarg in north Kashmirs Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius a degree up from the previous night the officials saidPahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra recorded a low of minus 52 degrees Celsius they saidThe mercury in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at minus 29 degrees Celsius in Qazigund the gateway town to the Valley at minus 3 degrees Celsius and Kokernag recorded a low of minus 19 degrees Celsius the officials saidThe meteorological office has forecast snow spell of greater intensity during December 26 evening to 28 forenoon with main activity on December 27 they saidThe Chilla-i-Kalan which began on Tuesday is the 40-day harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably leading to the freezing of water bodies including the famous Dal Lake here as well as the water supply lines in several parts of the ValleyThe chances of snowfall are the most frequent and maximum during this period and most areas especially in the higher reaches receive heavy snowfallThe Chilla-i-Kalan will end on January 31 but the cold wave continues even after that in Kashmir with a 20-day-long Chillai-Khurd small cold and a 10-day-long Chillai-Bachha baby cold PTI SSB MIJ ANB ANB
