Slight relief from cold in Kashmir, snowfall expected again

Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.7 degrees Celsius, over one degree up from the previous night's minus 3.3 degrees Celsius, the official said.

The minimum temperature in Pahalgam in south Kashmir went up by over eight degrees from the previous night's minus 14.7 degrees Celsius to settle at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius last night, he said.

Pahalgam was experiencing light snowfall when the reports last came in, he added.

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The official said the ski-resort of Gulmarg registered a low of minus 9.4 degrees Celsius, as against the previous night's minus 11.6 degrees Celsius.  

The minimum temperature in Qazigund settled at minus 4.6 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag recorded a low of minus 6.1 degrees Celsius.

The minimum in Kupwara in north Kashmir settled at minus 1.3 degrees Celsius compared to the previous night's minus 4.6 degree Celsius.

Leh recorded a low of minus 12.1 degrees Celsius, an increase of over five degrees from the previous night's minus 17.4 degrees Celsius.

The official said the mercury in the nearby Kargil town went up by over six degrees to settle at a low of minus 12.4 degrees Celsius as compared to minus 19.0 degrees Celsius the previous night.