The cold wave conditions have persisted for the second consecutive week across Jammu and Kashmir, following an early snowfall recorded over the higher reaches on November 5 and November 6. The majority of hill stations received early snowfall, causing temperatures to plummet by several degrees across the plains of the UT.
Jammu city remained the warmest place, with a temperature of 10.1 degrees, while South Kashmir’s Shopian was the coldest, recording a low of minus 4.7 degrees on Saturday.
While daytime temperatures have remained relatively moderate, nighttime temperatures have plummeted below the freezing point in a few places; the mercury has recorded a sharp dip across all weather stations.
According to the MeT officials, the summer capital Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday, accompanied by cold northerly winds.
In central Kashmir, temperatures fell below freezing point in Budgam and Ganderbal, recording a sharp decline in minimum temperatures on Sunday. Meanwhile, South Kashmir’s Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, and Anantnag also witnessed a sharp dip in minimum temperatures ranging from minus 3.5 degrees to minus 4.7 degrees.
Qazigund, known as the gateway to Kashmir, also recorded minus 2.3 degrees, while several other weather stations across north Kashmir, including Baramulla, Bandipora, and Kupwara, witnessed chilly night temperatures due to their slightly elevated positions in the valley.
In the Jammu division, the weather remained relatively moderate, with Jammu city recording 10.1 degrees Celsius, while Banihal, Kishtwar, Bhaderwah, and Batote also experienced slightly milder weather conditions compared to the Kashmir Valley.
Additionally, the MeT office has predicted mainly cold but dry weather conditions to continue for the next week, with no significant prediction of rain or snowfall expected over the plains across the Union territory.
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