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Sub-zero temperatures in Kashmir as region reels under cold wave

December 16, 2020 05:46 AM

COURTESY HT DEC 16

Sub-zero temperatures in Kashmir as region reels under cold wave
Gulmarg was coldest at minus 10.2°C followed by Pahalgam at minus 5.3°C

Trees covered with ice at Drung region of Tangmarg, about 50km from Srinagar on Tuesday. WASEEM ANDRABI/HT
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Srinagar : A week before the onset of the harsh winter period of Chillai Kalan in Kashmir, sub-zero temperatures prevailed across the valley and Ladakh.

The tourist resort of Gulmarg was the coldest at minus 10.2 degrees Celsius followed by Pahalgam at minus 5.3 degrees. “The night was chilling cold in Srinagar that witnessed a low of minus 3.2 degrees. It was relatively better in Jammu at 9.1 degrees,” an official of the meteorological department said.

Leh in the Union Territory of Ladakh recorded a minimum of minus 7.9 degrees Celsius on Monday night, while Kargil was colder at minus 13.8 degrees and Drass was the coldest at minus 18.6 degrees.

The night temperatures started dipping in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday after the weather opened up following the snowfall on Saturday. The weather office has forecast dry weather till December 19.

Kashmir’s winter pans out in three stages, starting with the 40-day intense cold period from December 21, which is locally called Chillai Kalan, followed by 20 days that are less intense and known as Chillai Khurd and lastly 10 days of mild cold or Chille Bache. Srinagar got this winter’s first spell of snowfall on Saturday, while areas in south Kashmir and the upper reaches received heavy snow yet again after a fresh western disturbance hit the region. Kashmir had received December’s first rain and snowfall earlier this week.

Plains, lower hills of HP to witness dense fog today: MeT

Shimla : The state meteorological department has issued a warning for dense fog in the plains and lower hills of Himachal Pradesh for Wednesday.

State MeT director Manmohan Singh said weather will remain clear throughout the state till December 21.

Weather was dry throughout the state in the last 24 hours and maximum temperatures were two to three degrees below normal while no appreciable changes were witnessed in minimum temperatures.

Minimum temperature in Shimla was 3.6°C while Manali, Dharamshala, Dalhousie and Kufri recorded 0.2°C, 1.6°C, 1.4°C and 2.8°C respectively. Minimum temperature in Una was 7°C, Solan 0.5°C, Palampur 2°C, Bilaspur 8.5°C, Hamirpur 8.2°C, Nahan 6.5°C, Mandi 3.1°C and Kalpa shivered at minus 1.7°C. Keylong was the coldest at minus 6.4°C minimum temperature .

The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Bilaspur at 20.5 degrees Celsius. Keylong and Kalpa recorded sub-zero temperature despite dry weather in the state in the last 24 hours, the meteorological department said.

 

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