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| Kargil coldest at minus 6.5 degrees minimum temperature | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 13: The cold seems to be tightening its grip around the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Kargil recorded the lowest temperature of minus 6.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
The Leh town in Ladakh region was also very cold with temperatures hovering around minus 5 degrees Celcius. Other areas in the valley like Gulmarg recorded a temperature of minus 4 degrees Celsius, while Srinagar city witnessed 3.2 degrees Celsius. The hill station of Pahalgam was at 1.1 degrees Celsius.
Jammu, however, recorded a minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius.
The MeT department has predicted bad weather conditions for the state for the next two days. "Snow in the higher reaches and light rain in the next 24 hours is likely to occur till Wednesday," said a Met official.
The valley witnessed its first snowfall just a week ago which resulted in the breakdown of electricity and communication lines.
The national highway between Jammu to Srinagar was closed for several days.
Due to adverse weather conditions for the past three days, authorities have continued to shut the Mughal road connecting the valley with the Poonch district. On Monday, the road to Kargil was also closed down due to fresh snowfall in areas around Zogila. |
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