Leh freezes at minus 14.4 degrees Celsius as cold intensifies in J&K

Jammu: Leh continued to remain the coldest place in Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh at minus 14.4 degrees Celsius on Monday as cold further tightened its grip in the two union territories.

Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees below the season’s average, the meteorological department



said.

The famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, which experienced several feet of snowfall on various occasions last month, was the coldest place in the valley with a low of minus 7.0 degrees Celsius.

However, the sun shone bright this morning in both Kashmir and Jammu regions.