Kargil shivers at minus 17 degree Celsius

Leh, also in Ladakh, recorded a low of minus 14.4 degrees Celsius, a decrease of nearly three degrees from minus 11.7 degrees Celsius the previous night, the spokesperson said.

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 0.8 degree Celsius, over a degree down from the previous night’s 0.6 degree Celsius, he said. The famous ski—resort of Gulmarg, the star attraction for tourists especially skiers from across the country and



abroad, recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius compared to minus 7.8 degrees Celsius the previous night.

The famous south Kashmir hill resort of Pahalgam, which also serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, registered the minimum temperature of minus 6.6 degrees Celsius, one degree up from the previous night’s minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, the spokesman said.

He said Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir Valley in south, recorded a low of minus 1.7 degree Celsius against minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Friday.

The spokesman said Kupwara, in north Kashmir, registered a minimum of minus 0.2 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag, in south, recorded a low of minus 2.1 degrees Celsius. The Met Department has said the weather would remain mainly dry and cold for the next few days.