Srinagar: The minimum temperatures stayed below the freezing and the Met Department predicted colder days in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
A weather official in Srinagar said that Srinagar had registered a low of minus 1.9 degrees Celsius, a drop of over one degree as compared to minus 0.6 degree Celsius the previous night.
Qazigund had recorded a low of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, over three degrees down from the previous night’s low of 0.2 degree Celcius.
Leh was the coldest place in the state at minus 14.9 degrees Celsius as against minus 14.8 degrees Celsius the Friday night.
The nearby Kargil town has registered an increase of one degree in the minimum temperature as the mercury settled at a low of minus 14.6 degrees Celsius.
The minimum in Kokernag had settled at minus 3.1 degrees Celsius last night, while the mercury in Kupwara had registered a low of minus 2.5 degrees Celsius.
The MeT Department has said a fresh western disturbance would affect the state from December 31 and raised the hope for a snow-clad New Year eve.
Bureau Report
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