Srinagar- Cold conditions intensified in Kashmir as the minimum temperature dipped several degrees below the freezing point and many places experienced the season\u2019s coldest night, officials said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The valley experienced a dry but colder Christmas this year, the MeT office said. However, there is a possibility of a wet spell next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minimum temperature on Saturday night went several degrees below the freezing point and was below normal across the valley except in Gulmarg, the officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 5.8 degrees Celsius \u2014 down from minus 5.4 degrees Celsius Thursday night, the officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city experienced its coldest night so far this season, they added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The officials said Pahalgam, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 7 degrees Celsius, down from minus 6.4 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minimum temperature at the resort was the lowest so far this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir\u2019s Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minimum temperature in frontier Kupwara district settled at the season\u2019s lowest of minus 6 degrees Celsius, while Qazigund, the gateway town to the valley, also recorded the season\u2019s lowest of minus of 5 degrees Celsius, the officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 2.2 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MeT Office has forecast mostly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir till Monday, after which it is likely to remain generally cloudy till December 30 in the UT with a possibility of light to moderate snowfall over the higher reaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There would be a slight improvement in the minimum temperature leading to some respite from the cold and dry weather from December 26-31, the MeT office said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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