Srinagar: The weather in the Kashmir Valley improved following recent snowfall, with a slight rise in night temperatures, although they remained below freezing, officials said.
The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar has predicted another spell of snowfall from January 3 to January 6. This is expected to bring light to moderate snowfall at several locations in the Kashmir division and scattered areas in the Jammu division.
"At a few higher reaches, there is a possibility of moderate to heavy snowfall during the period", it said adding "there is possibility of light snow at isolated places during January 1 and 2 also".
“The cold wave conditions will continue to prevail over the Kashmir valley till end of the year”, the MeT office said.
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The MeT office has also issued an advisory stating that in view of snowfall, sub- freezing temperature and icy conditions over roads including plains/higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Tourists/travellers/Transporters are advised to follow Admin/Traffic advisory.
There is no let-up in icy cold weather conditions in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley that have frozen major water bodies disrupting normal life.
The minimum temperature in Srinagar recorded during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday at -0.2 °C against the -1.0 °C recorded a day ago. This was 2.4 °C above average for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during this period of season.
The ski resort of Gulmarg turned the coldest place with the minimum temperature plummeting further on Sunday and recorded at -8.5 °C against -5.9 °C a day ago. This was 2.6 °C below normal for the valley of meadows in north Kashmir.
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Pahalgam in south Kashmir plunged to a low of -8.0°C on Sunday after snowfall against the -2.8°C recorded the previous night and it was 2.8°C below normal for the tourist spot.
Kokernag also in south Kashmir had a low of -1.8°C against the -1.5°C a day ago and it was 0.9°C above normal for the picnic spot of the valley during this period of the season.
Qazigund recorded at -0.4°C on Sunday against the -0.6°C the previous night. This was 2.3°C above normal for the gateway to Kashmir on Srinagar-Jammu National highway in South Kashmir.
The night temperature at the frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara in north Kashmir also witnessed a slight improvement and recorded at -1.0°C against the -1.2°C the previous night and this was 2.0°C above normal for the place during this period of the season, the MeT office said.
