The most recent weather advisory is expected to last through the end of November, according to MeT.
It is expected that the weather will remain dry for the next ten days, so the minimum temperature has dropped across the Valley. However, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 0.8 degrees Celsius as the mercury settled below the freezing point for the first time in this winter. The temperature dropped below the freezing point for the first time in this winter.
The news agency has the relevant information available. According to the Kashmir News Observer (KNO), most of the locations in Kashmir recorded temperatures below zero during the night that separated Tuesday and Wednesday. Pahalgam, however, was the location in Kashmir that experienced the coldest temperature, with the mercury settling at minus 4.8 degrees Celsius.
The mercury reached a final reading of – 2.9 degrees Celsius in Kupwara, while in Qazigund it was recorded as reaching a reading of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius. The temperature at Gulmarg, Kashmir, which is known around the world as a premier ski destination, dropped to a low of 3.8 degrees Celsius below zero.
At Drass, which is located in Ladakh Union Territory, the temperature reached a record low of 13.5 degrees Celsius below zero by the time the mercury reached its resting position.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad, Deputy Director of the Meteorological Department (MeT), recently stated in an interview with KNO that the minimum temperature is expected to drop even more in the days ahead. According to what he indicated, “there is no forecast of any wet spell till the end of this month, therefore the nighttime temperature might dip down much further.”