EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Feb 10: The weather turned pleasant as bright sunshine greeted people in the summer capital, Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley, where the mercury during the night dipped slightly due to open skies.
A Met department spokesperson told UNI that the weather will remain dry during the next three day, which could result in further dip in the night temperature though the mercury during the day is expected to improve in Kashmir valley. After witnessing below normal night temperature in Srinagar, people woke up to a sunny Wednesday morning. Against minus 1.2 degree recorded on Tuesday, the night temperature in the city dipped and settled at minus 1.6 degree, which is a degree below normal. However, weather remained pleasant throughout the day due to sunshine in the city, where people were seen basking in the sun in parks, balconies and open fields. The maximum temperature recorded on Tuesday in the city was slightly below normal due to cloudy skies. "The skies will mainly clear during the next 24 hours in Srinagar, where the maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 13 degree and minus 3 degree, respectively," he added. World famous ski resort of Gulmarg, which is covered under several feet of snow, also witnessed pleasant weather as bright sunshine greeted tourists, including adventure lovers. But, the mercury during the night at Gulmarg, which is known for its ski slopes and quality of snow, dipped and settled at minus 4 degree, against minus 3.5 degree recorded on Tuesday. The night temperature at the ski resort settled about 3 degree above normal. "Tourists, particularly adventure lovers, are out on ski slopes, enjoying different snow related activities on a sunny day," a hotelier from Gulmarg told UNI over the phone. The night temperature at world famous tourist resort of Pahalgam, about 100 km from here in south Kashmir, dipped about two degree from Tuesday and settled at 4 degree, which is about 2 degree above normal. The weather at the health resort also turned pleasant during the day due to sunshine. The mercury at Qazigund, gateway to the valley, Kupwara in north Kashmir and tourist resort of Kukernag settled at minus 3.8 degree, minus 1.8 degree and minus 3.5 degree, respectively. |
