Kashmir: Temperature hits new low of the season at minus 5.5°C; Dal Lake freezes

Kashmir region is facing harsh winter conditions as the mercury across the Valley has plummeted in theminus degrees range. The world-famous Dal Lake froze after Srinagar recorded the season's coldest night at minus 5.5degreeCelsius. The coldest area in the Kashmir region was in South Kashmir’s Awantipora at minus 7.8degreeCelsius.

Chilla-I-Kalan, the coldest period of the season, starts on December 21 and lasts for 40 days. And on the second day of the Chillai Kalan, Valley witnessed the lowest temperature of the season. The famous tourist resort Pahalgam recorded a temperature at minus 6.8degree Celsius. While the famous Ski Resort Gulmarg recorded a temperature of minus 5.1 degree Celsius.

The temperatures at places like Qazigund in South Kashmir was recorded at minus 4.4 degreeCelsius. The Kokernag area recorded the temperature at minus 3.3 degreeCelsius. The Met Department said that Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded the temperature at minus 5.1 degree Celsius.

Ladakh region is also witnessing the harshest cold period. The temperature at Leh was recorded at minus 12.0 degreeCelsius. While Kargil was at minus 12.8 degreeCelsius. The lowest temperature in Ladakh was at Drass with a temperature recorded at minus 18.4 degreeCelsius. The coldest of the season so far.

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The Met Department has predicted the temperatures to drop further in the coming days as the weather is said to remain dry till the end of this month.

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