EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Jan 24: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir decreased on Sunday after snowfall, but the clouds made way for the winter sun in the morning, officials said.
The MET Office has said the weather would improve gradually on Sunday and would remain mainly dry till the end of the month.
The night temperature in the Kashmir valley, except in Srinagar and Qazigund, went down on Saturday night, the officials said.
They said there are reports of very light snowfall or rain at most places of the valley during the night.
However, the weather started to improve this morning and the clouds made way for the winter sun, they added.
Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 1.9 degrees Celsius, slightly up from minus 2 degrees Celsius the previous night, the officials said.
Qazigund, the gateway town to the valley, recorded a minimum of 3 degrees Celsius, a degree up from the previous night, they said.
The minimum temperature at the Gulmarg skiing resort, in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, settled at minus 11 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, down from minus 4.8 degrees Celsius the night earlier.
Pahalgam tourist resort, which also serves as a base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 12 degrees Celsius - over ten degrees down from the previous night's minus 1.3 degrees Celsius.
Kupwara recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag, in south, minus 5.9 degrees Celsius.
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