SRINAGAR: A thin layer of ice was formed over the Dal Lake in Srinagar amid extreme cold conditions as the mercury continued to settle below freezing point across Kashmir on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Dal dwellers had a tough time breaking the ice sheet formed over the water body. The Dal dwellers were seen roving their boats early morning and simultaneously breaking the ice formed over the lake, to reach their destinations.
According to the data, Pahalgam in South Kashmir was the coldest at minus 6.2 degree Celsius followed by minus 5.3 degree Celsius in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir shivered at minus 4.8 degree Celsius while Qazigund in South Kashmir has recorded a low of minus 4.6 degree Celsius.
Gulmarg, a famous ski-resort, has recorded a low of minus 3.8 degree Celsius. Kokernag, however, recorded a low of minus 3.2 degree Celsius.
Pertinently, the weatherman here has predicted generally cloudy with dry weather over plains with possibility of very light snow over isolated extreme higher reaches in the next two days.
“Mainly dry weather is expected from January 06 till 7th evening, adding that on 8th January, generally cloudy weather is expected over plains with possibility of light snow over isolated higher reaches,” Director Meteorological department, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said.
On January 9-10, the weather conditions would remain generally dry, he added. (KNO)
