Srinagar, Dec 22: Recent precipitation across Kashmir has led to a noticeable rise in night temperatures and a dip in daytime mercury, even as the Meteorological Department has forecast another spell of snow or rain over the next 12 hours.
An official of the department said the minimum temperature in Srinagar on Sunday night was recorded at 4.0 degrees Celsius, which is 6.4 degrees above the seasonal average. In contrast, the maximum temperature during the day settled at 6.0 degrees Celsius, around 3.4 degrees below normal.
Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the only weather station to record sub-zero temperatures, with the mercury dipping to minus 2.4 degrees Celsius. However, the official said the night temperature at the ski resort remained about four degrees above the normal for this time of the year.
Other weather stations, including the Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, recorded minimum temperatures ranging between 2.0 degrees Celsius and 4.4 degrees Celsius.
The official said maximum temperatures across the Valley remained below normal on Sunday. The department has forecast moderate snowfall in the higher reaches of Kashmir, while light rainfall is expected in the plains during the next 12 hours.
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