Gulmarg freezes at minus 9.6°C, night temperature rises elsewhere in Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 11: Barring Gulmarg, night temperatures increased across Kashmir Valley amid cloud cover, the weatherman said on Monday.

A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.2°C against minus 2.6°C on the previous night.

Similarly, the mercury settled at minus 4.6°C in Pahalgam against minus 5.9 °C on the previous night in the world-famous skiing resort. Qazigund, the gateway town of J&K, recorded a low of 0.2°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night and was the only place where mercury settled above sub-zero level. Against minus 1.5°C on the previous night in Kupwara, the mercury settled at minus 1.0 °C in the north Kashmir district, the official said.

Gulmarg, the world-famous skiing resort, recorded a low of minus 9.6°C against minus 7.8 °C on the earlier night, the official said.

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