Srinagar
The minimum temperatures throughout the valley and the Ladakh region remained several notches below the freezing point.
The weatherman has forecast heavy snowfall in the valley from January 19 to January 23.
Kargil recorded the night’s lowest temperature at minus 20.2 degrees Celsius while neighbouring Leh recorded a minimum temperature of minus 12.0, Met office said.
Drass town was the coldest in the Jammu and Kashmir at minus 22.0.
Srinagar, the summer capital of the state recorded a low of minus 1.3 while the mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 0.2 degrees Celsius.
Gulmarg, the famous skiing resort in north Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 10.0 degrees Celsius while night temperature in Pahalgam – the famous health resort settled at a low of minus 5.1 degrees.
Kokernag town recorded a low of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius while Kupwara town in north Kashmir registered a low of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius last night.
Jammu city recorded 6.2 degrees Celsius, Katra 5.4, Batote 0.6, Bannihal 0.8 and Bhaderwah minus 1.0 degree Celsius.
