Srinagar Jan 24 PTI The minimum temperature in most parts of Kashmir dropped but settled several degrees above normal for this time of the season except in Gulmarg officials said on MondayFresh snowfall was recorded in several areas of the valley especially in south Kashmir the officials saidThey said the famous tourist resort of Pahalgam received about five inches of snowfall while Kokernag about two inchesThe famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded five inches of snowfall they saidThere are reports of snowfall in some other areas in the upper reaches of the valley including in Sonamarg as well they saidThe officials said the administration has pressed men and machinery into the job to clear the snow The minimum temperature at most places in the valley went down on Sunday nightThe minimum also was several degrees above normal for this time of the season at most places the officials saidSrinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of 28 degrees Celsius up from 04 degrees Celsius the previous night they saidGulmarg recorded a low of minus 95 degrees Celsius down from minus 6 degrees Celsius the previous nightPahalgam which also serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 08 degrees Celsius up from the previous nights minus 12 degrees Celsius they saidThe officials said Qazigund recorded a minimum of 02 degree Celsius while the nearby south Kashmir town of Kokernag recorded a low of minus 05 degrees CelsiusThe minimum in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of 02 degrees CelsiusThe MET Office has forecast light rain or snow at isolated places over two daysKashmir valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period known as Chilla-i-Kalan which began on December 21 last yearChilla-i-Kalan is a 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 to very 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 DV DV

Srinagar Dec 26 PTI The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir settled below the freezing point even as the weather office forecast light to moderate snowfall at fairly widespread places over two days from Sunday officials saidBarring Kokernag and Pahalgam the minimum temperature decreased across the valley on Saturday night the officials saidSrinagar recorded a low of minus 18 degrees Celsius on Saturday night down from the previous nights 17 degrees CelsiusThey said Qazigund the gateway town to the valley recorded a minimum of minus 12 degrees CelsiusThe nearby south Kashmir town of Kokernag recorded a low of minus 03 degrees CelsiusThe minimum temperature in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 15 degrees CelsiusPahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 38 degrees Celsius up from minus 51 degrees Celsius the previous nightThe minimum temperature in Gulmarg settled at a low of minus 75 degrees Celsius -- a degree down from the previous nightThe MET Office has said a spell of rain and snow is most likely to occur over two days from SundayLight to moderate snowfall at scattered to fairly widespread places is likely to occur from Sunday evening to Monday morning it saidKashmir valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period known as Chilla-i-Kalan which began on TuesdayChilla-i-Kalan is a 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 to very heavy snowfall The 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 DV DV

Srinagar Dec 24 PTI The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir settled above the freezing point even as the weatherman has forecast light to moderate snowfall at isolated places in the Union Territory over two days from Sunday officials said on Friday Many areas in the higher reaches of the valley including the Gulmarg resort had received snowfall on Thursday The officials said owing to the cloud cover the minimum temperature across Kashmir except Gulmarg and Pahalgam settled above the freezing point on Thursday night Srinagar recorded a low of 24 degrees Celsius on Thursday night slightly down from the previous nights 26 degrees Celsius Qazigund the gateway town to the valley recorded a minimum temperature of 12 degrees Celsius while Kokernag recorded a low of minus 12 degrees Celsius the officials said The mercury in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of 22 degrees Celsius Pahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 13 degrees Celsius down from 03 degrees Celsius the previous night The mercury in Gulmarg settled at a low of minus 51 degrees Celsius as compared to the previous nights minus 37 degrees Celsius The MeT Office said a spell of greater intensity than Thursdays is most likely during December 26-28 A western disturbance of greater intensity is likely during 26 evening to 28 forenoon Due to this light to moderate snowfall two to three inches in plains of Kashmir moderate to heavy over higher reaches of J-K Zojila-Minamarg axis and light snowfall at scattered places of Ladakh especially Kargil-Zanskar area the weatherman said The 40-day harshest winter period known as Chilla-i-Kalan which began on Tuesday is a 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 valley The chances of snowfall are the most frequent and maximum during this period and most areas especially in the higher reaches receive heavy snowfall The 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 SNE SNE

Srinagar Dec 21 PTI As the 40-day harshest winter period in Kashmir started on Tuesday the minimum temperature settled well below the freezing point across the valley officials said Srinagar recorded a low of minus 28 degrees Celsius on Monday night slightly up from minus 58 degrees recorded the previous night The city had recorded a low of minus 6 degrees Celsius for two consecutive nights on Saturday and Sunday which was the lowest of the season so farGulmarg resort in north Kashmirs Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 5 degrees CelsiusThe officials said Pahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 37 degrees CelsiusThe minimum temperature in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 38 degrees CelsiusQazigund the gateway town to the valley recorded minus 26 degrees Celsius while Kokernag also recorded a low of minus 33 degrees CelsiusThe weather office has forecast colder nights over the next couple of days as further fall in the minimum temperature is expectedThere is also a possibility of light to moderate snowfall from December 22-25 Chilla-i-Kalan big cold which started today is the 40-dayharshest winter period when acoldwave grips the region and thetemperature drops considerably leading to the freezing of water bodiesincluding the famous Dal Lake here as well as the water supply linesin 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 snowfallChillai-Kalan will end onJanuary 31 Thecoldwave continues even after that in Kashmir with a20-day-long Chillai-Khurd smallcold and a 10-day-long Chillai-Bachha babycold PTIMIJ DV DV

Srinagar Dec 20 PTI Residents of Kashmir woke up to frozen water bodies and taps on Monday as the valley remained in the grip of severe cold wave with the minimum temperature settling several degrees below the freezing point officials said here Many waterbodies including waterfalls lakes and streams have frozen across the valley due to extreme cold wave conditions over the past weekthe officials said They said the fringes in the interior of famous Dal Lake have also frozen while city residents were facing problems due to frozen drinking water pipesSrinagar recorded a low of minus 58 degrees Celsius on Sunday night slightly up from minus 6 degrees recorded the previous night which was the lowest minimum temperature of the season so far in the cityThe minimum was 43 degrees below the normal for this part of the seasonGulmarg resort in north Kashmirs Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 55 degrees CelsiusThe officials said Pahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 74 degrees CelsiusThe resort was the coldest recorded place in the valleyThe minimum in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 52 degrees CelsiusQazigund the gateway town to the valley recorded minus 6 degrees Celsius while Kokernag also recorded a low of minus 59 degrees CelsiusThe weather office has forecast colder nights over the next couple of days as further fall in the minimum temperature is expectedThere is also a possibility of light to moderate snowfall is most places from December 22-25 PTI MIJ DV DV

Srinagar Dec 17 PTI Cold wave conditions intensified in Kashmir as the minimum temperature settled several degrees below the freezing point across the valleyofficials said on Friday The weather office has forecast a further dip in the minimum temperature across the valley in the next few daysSrinagar recorded a low of minus 38 degrees Celsius on Thursday night down by 17 degrees from the previous nights minus 21 degrees Celsius This was the second coldest night of the season so far in the city which has witnessed a low of minus 39 degree Celsius 48 hours ago Gulmarg resort in north Kashmirs Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 86 degrees Celsius up from minus 10 degrees Celsius previous nightThe officials said Pahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 56 degrees Celsius The south Kashmir resort had recorded minus 69 degrees Celsius the previous nightThe mercury in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 44 degrees CelsiusQazigund the gateway town to the valley recorded minus 32 degrees Celsius while Kokernag also recorded a low of minus 35 degrees CelsiusPTI MIJ DV DV

Srinagar Nov 25 PTI The night temperature at most places in Kashmir stayed above the freezing point on Thursday as the residents in the valley experienced slight relief from cold conditions which had set in earlier than usual this year officials saidPahalgam and Gulmarg were the only two places in the valley which experienced sub-zero night temperature on Wednesday night the officials saidSrinagar recorded a low of 04 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night slightly up from 03 degrees Celsius the previous night they saidThe mercury in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of 01 degrees CelsiusQazigund the gateway town to the valley recorded zero degrees Celsius while as Kokernag also in south registered a low of 12 degrees CelsiusThe officials said Pahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 02 degrees CelsiusGulmarg resort in north Kashmirs Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 12 degrees Celsius The resort was the coldest recorded place in KashmirThe MET Office has said the weather will most likely remain dry but cold till the end of this monthHowever there is possibility of light snowfall over the extreme north Kashmir parts on Thursday it saidKashmir valley experienced an unusually cold weather this season as the minimum temperature dropped several degrees below the normal The wintry conditions in the valley set-in much ahead of the beginning of extreme harsh weather conditions which usually start around the third week of December Chillai Kalan the 40-day period of harsh winter in Kashmir begins on December 21 every year PTI SSB MIJ DV DV

Srinagar Nov 24 PTI The night temperature rose across Kashmir valley as Srinagar saw the minimum settle above freezing point for the first time in more than a week on Wednesday officials saidThe valley had been experiencing sub-zero nights for the past week setting in chilly winter conditions earlier than usual MET officials saidSrinagar recorded a low of 03 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night up from minus 23 degrees Celsius the previous night they saidThe officials said Pahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 2 degrees Celsius Pahalgam was the coldest recorded place in KashmirThe mercury in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 03 degrees CelsiusQazigund the gateway town to the valley recorded minus 06 degrees Celsius while as Kokernag also in south registered a low of minus 01 degrees CelsiusThe MET Office has said the weather will most likely remain dry but cold till the end of this monthHowever there is possibility 40 to 50 per cent chance -- of light snowfall over extreme north Kashmir parts on November 25 it saidThe wintry conditions in Kashmir have set-in much ahead of the beginning of extreme harsh weather conditions which usually start around the third week of December Chillai Kalan the 40-day period of harsh winter in Kashmir begins on December 21 every year PTI MIJ DV DV

Srinagar Nov 23 PTI The mercury slipped further in Kashmir on Tuesday as cold wave conditions persisted in the Valley with Srinagar recording its coldest night of the season at minus 23 degrees Celsius meteorological department officials saidKashmir has been experiencing sub-zero temperatures for the past few nights and in most places the mercury has remained two to three notches below the normal for this part of the season they saidPahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra recorded a low of minus 44 degrees Celsius last night It was the coldest recorded place in Kashmir the officials saidSrinagar recorded a low of minus 23 degrees Celsius last night -- down from minus 16 degrees Celsius on Sunday night they saidGulmarg resort in north Kashmirs Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 06 degrees CelsiusThe mercury settled at a low of minus 3 degrees Celsius in north Kashmirs KupwaraQazigund the gateway to the Valley recorded a minimum temperature of minus 22 degrees Celsius while Kokernag registered a low of minus 11 degrees CelsiusThe meteorological department has said that the weather is most likely to remain dry but cold till the end of this monthHowever there is a possibility -- 40 to 50 per cent chance -- of light snowfall over extreme north Kashmir parts on November 25 it saidThe wintry conditions in Kashmir have set in much ahead of the beginning of the extremely harsh weather conditions that usually start around the third week of December Chillai Kalan the 40-day period of harsh winter in Kashmir begins on December 21 every year PTI MIJ DIV DIV

Srinagar Nov 22 PTI Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far at minus 16 degrees Celsius as cold conditions continued in Kashmir on Monday and the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the valley officials saidThe valley has been experiencing sub-zero nights for the past few days as the mercury has gone two to three degrees below normal for this part of the season at most of the places MET officials saidSrinagar recorded a low of minus 16 degrees Celsius on Sunday night down from minus 13 degrees Celsius the previous night they saidThe officials said Pahalgam which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra recorded a low of minus 37 degrees Celsius Pahalgam was the coldest recorded place in KashmirGulmarg resort in north Kashmirs Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 08 degrees CelsiusThe mercury in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 29 degrees CelsiusQazigund the gateway town to the valley recorded minus 2 degrees Celsius while as Kokernag also in south registered a low of minus 1 degrees Celsius The MET Office has said the weather will most likely remain dry but cold till the end of this monthHowever there is possibility of light snowfall over some parts of north Kashmir on November 25 it saidThe wintry conditions in Kashmir have set-in much ahead of the beginning of extreme harsh weather conditions which usually start around the third week of December Chillai Kalan the 40-day period of harsh winter in Kashmir begins on December 21 every year PTI SSB DV DV