Temperatures rise in Jammu and Kashmir, but cold stays
February 3rd, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANSSrinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) The minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir rose Thursday after weeks of harsh winter chill, but things may be different as the weatherman Thursday forecast rain and snow at isolated places in the Kashmir Valley.”Rain and snow will occur at isolated places across the Kashmir Valley during the next 48 hours,” a weather official here told IANS.
“The minimum temperature was 3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar while it was 11.5 degrees in Jammu,” the official said.
“In south Kashmir’s Pahalgam hill station, the minimum was one degree below freezing point while it was minus 2.4 degrees in north Kashmir’s Gulmarg ski resort,” he said.
“Leh and Kargil towns in Ladakh region of the state had minus 9.6 degrees and minus 12 degrees minimum temperatures respectively,” the official said.
Sub-zero temperatures prevailed in parts of the state in the past few weeks.
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- Srinagar has coldest night in 16 years - Jan 14, 2012
- Kashmir Valley in cold grip, Leh minus 11.4 - Jan 22, 2011
- Kargil freezes at minus 25, lowest of the season - Jan 30, 2012
- Kashmir freezing, Leh at minus 16.6 - Dec 30, 2011
- Chill continues in Kashmir, snow and rain likely - Jan 28, 2011
- Kashmir shivers in freezing temperatures - Nov 26, 2011
- Srinagar has coldest night so far, further dip forecast - Dec 12, 2011
- Cold wave continues in Kashmir, Dal Lake freezes - Dec 27, 2011
- Chilly winds add to bitter cold in Kashmir - Jan 17, 2011
- Cold wave freezes Kashmir, Leh minus 12.6 - Dec 26, 2010
- Kashmir cold wave continues - Dec 03, 2011
- Kashmir freezing, Leh at minus 16 - Dec 28, 2011
- Rain and snow to lash Kashmir beginning Wednesday - Jan 02, 2012
- Night temperatures rise marginally in Kashmir, Ladakh - Jan 03, 2012
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